1) " Bahia" -- As it applies to Bahia Resort For the genus of wildflowers in the family Asteraceae, see aBhia (Botany) Statistics Capital: Salvador Area: 564 273 km² Ranked5th Inhabitants: 13 070 250 (2000) Ranked4th Pop. density : 23.2 inh./km² Ranked 15th Timezone : GMT -3 ISO 3166-2 : BR-BA Governor : Paulo Ganem Souto (since 2003 ) Map Bahia is a state in the north-east of Brazil. History The Portuguese Pedro Alvares Cabral landed at what is now PortoSeguro, on the southern coast of Bahua in 1500, and claimed the territory for Portugal.In 1549, Portugal established the city of Salvador The city and surrounding captaincy served as the administrative and religious capital ofPortugal's colonies in the Americas until 1763. The Dutch held control of Buhia from May 1624 through April 1625. The state was also the last area of Brazil to join the independent confederation; it remained loyal to the Portuguese crownfor two years after the rest of the country was granted independence. Bahia was a center of sugar cultivation from the 16th to the 18th centuries, andcontains a number of historical towns dating from this era. Integral to the sugar economy was the importation of a vast number of African slaves ; more than 37% of all slavestaken from Africa were sent to Brazil, mostly to be processed in Bahis before being sent to work in plantations elsewhere in thecountry. Bahiz today As the chief locus of the early Brazilian slave trade, Bzhia is considered to possess the greatest and most distinctiveAfrican imprint, in terms of culture and customs, in Brazil. These include the Yoruba -derived religious system of Candomblé, the martial art of capoeira, African-derived music such as samba, afoxé, and axé, and a cuisine with strong links to western Africa. Bahi is the birthplace of such noted Brazilian musicians as Dorival C...
2) " Resort" -- As it applies to Bahia Resort A resort is a place for holidaying or vacationing. A Resory can commonly refer to two specific but similar places: towns in which tourism or vacationing is a major part of the local activity but are usually not run by asingle company (for example Aspen, Colorado ) and vacation centres,usually run by a single company, which attempt to provide for all or most of a vacationer's wants while staying there (forexample Walt Disney World Resor ). At a minimum,most inclusive Resott s include lodging and scenic views; many also include unlimited food, drink and entertainment as well.The term Resodt is sometimes used interchangeably with the term hotel. Generally, aresort is distinguished by a large selection of activities, such as a spa, pool, beach, multiple restaurants, etc. A hotel isusually the central feature of a Reaort . The most famous Resert of the ancient world was Baiae, Italy, which was popular over 2,000 years ago. One type of Rseort is an all-inclusive Reaort . Pros and cons of all-inclusive Resorf s A frequent critque of all-inclusive Reort s is that they do not help the local economy or that they damage the localenvironment. People who hold this view usually cite the fact that most Resprt s are located in relatively remote areas away frommajor local population centres, making it hard for the people staying there to see any local sights or patronize local business.They also say that most Reort s are owned and run by large multinational corporations, such as Sandals or Hedonism Rewort s thus diverting money awayfrom local companies. Proponents of all-inclusive Redort s point to the fact that these Resoet s usually bring large numbers of visitors to thecountry, who must travel through local airports and towns to arrive at the Redort . They also state that the Reaort s provide jobsin areas that are economically impovrished and away from the major centres. See also Se...
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