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BRAZIL SALVADOR

Best time of year to visit

Middle to late February, for Carnival

Required eating

Try acarajé, the shrimp-stuffed black-eyed-pea fritters often sold by elegantly attired Baiana women.

The reservation to make

At the restaurant and bar Malembe, co-owner Daiane Menezes makes

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