Originally Posted by izzik
That's good to hear.. I mean, I know it's a bad comparison (apples and oranges, most likely).. but my first trip to South America was Sao Paulo.. and it was the first time a guidebook insisted there were areas NOT meant to be visited AT ALL. EVER. Not sure if a similar mentality may apply to BA. Guess it really doesn't - which is good.
Not to offend my good friends from SP, and yes, SP has some great areas and is a lovely city. But, yes, BA and SP are quite different. Also, for the record, some areas of BA are also NEVER EVER to be visited. Unfortunately, we also have some of those.