Salvador, Brazil

[islandwoman]

Can someone recommend a walking tour of Pelourinho in Salvador, Brazil?  

Does anyone know whether we can expect to find a shuttle from the cruise dock to Pelourinho?  - (We're sailing on Princess).

Edited July 19, 2019 by islandwoman

[clo]

This isn't a tour but I've found this site reliable.

https://theculturetrip.com/south-america/brazil/articles/the-top-10-things-to-see-and-do-in-pelourinho-salvador/

[gymfreak]

On 7/19/2019 at 8:32 PM, islandwoman said:

Can someone recommend a walking tour of Pelourinho in Salvador, Brazil?  

Does anyone know whether we can expect to find a shuttle from the cruise dock to Pelourinho?  - (We're sailing on Princess).

It’s very easy to do this yourself

We walked from the ship to the elevator which I believe was less than 1 real. You are ten in the historic district which felt very safe and busy. I think we picked up a walking map and took our time strolling round, had a drink then returned to the ship via the elevator 

[islandwoman]

9 minutes ago, gymfreak said:

We walked from the ship to the elevator which I believe was less than 1 real.

Is there a convenient ATM where we could get reals?   This will be our first port in Brazil.

[gymfreak]

15 minutes ago, islandwoman said:

Is there a convenient ATM where we could get reals?   This will be our first port in Brazil.

We already had some so can’t remember an ATM but I do remember  fellow passengers in the queue that didn’t have any so we gave them a few. Maybe they will take dollars and not give you change but 1 real ( if the price is the same, locals use it so it won’t be very expensive)is worth virtually nothing! 

Can you get a minimal amount from an exchange in the US?