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Nodnol Back to the amazing beach life, sunshine, heat and fresh food. I’ve tried cocadas for the first time as well. They were very sweet for my usual mustard and pickles preference but the slightly roasted “coco nutty” flavour was delicious. Cocada and a caipiroska were my lunch that day - lovely, don’t you think?  Brazil wouldn’t be Brazil with some drama news. And that’s how I learned about the prison mas- sacres and other murders. This paradise country still has a high crime rate (over 50,000 murders in 2015). Not only the number is shocking but also the stories behind them. For example the one murder we were talking about that dinner night was about a Brazilian woman who’s been together with a Greek ambassador for 15 years. She had a Brazilian lover and they decided to kill the husband, take his money and live happily there- after. Well, not everybody is smart enough to cover up their murder, right? I personally didn’t feel one day uncomfortable or in danger and that’s probably because I travelled and lived with the locals and fol- lowed their advise. And living in a condominho that’s been protect- ed by guards day and night also makes you feel really safe. Salvador has an old part and a new part. Near the harbour I explored some streets and was fascinated by the houses. It’s only that the the city seem to do nothing to protect and restore them. They love their new buildings on the other side of the city. I personally felt sad about it. Walking through these streets, travel looking at the buildings, half of them already fallen into ruins but still showing this great colonial style, I could see the potential of beauty that could be in this part of the city. When we walked a bit up the hill the streets looked much better and very beautiful. It’s this part of the city where Michael Jackson shot his music video “They Don’t Really Care About Us”. I loved that part. Sweet shops, cafes and churches, markets attract the tourist and of course a bit more money. 22