Its safe to say that kids really are the futurre and today’s events was a great example of that.
We traveled to Arembepe, a small village located northeast of Salvador in the state of Bahia. On our way to view the beach we were welcomed by the Centro Cultural Arte Brasil (Associaçao Cultural Berimbau Brasil), where they are working on a berimbau art project for the youth. The story behind the progression of the school was very inspiring! With hopes to provide children with what they didn’t have as kids, the non-profit’s organizer’s goal is to provide children with education of all levels, help them stand out in society proffesionally, culturally, socially, and politically and produce crafts as a source of income for struggling families. If this project isn’t representative of what a community should look like, I don’t know what is.
During our time with the kids, we had a lovely demonstration of capoeira and the maculelê. Even though we didn’t have the best rhythm at first, we were able to keep up with the pros by the end. We even got to plant our very own seed to grow the tree the berimbau sticks come from. Much appreciation goes to how interactive this day was as well as how welcomed we felt in the community. It felt like home away from home.
These few weeks had been filled with activities and gaining knowledge, so to soak all of it in, we stayed at Pousada a Capela. Treating people well must be Arembepe’s specialty because we walked into one of the nicest, most relaxing bed and breakfasts Bahia has to offer. Not many people can say they’ve visitied the Atlantic Ocean before! I guess the quote “Life is better in flip flops.” proves to be true!
Pousada a Capela sources their delicious coconuts right from their very front yard. The bed and breakfast is filled with palm trees that are just a sight for sore eyes. They have to cut down the palm trees just about every morning because the trees get to heavy and can cause things below to break or people can become injured. Enjoy the video below of one of the last professionals in the area putting in the work that keeps Pousada a Capela looking beautiful!
Coming back to this little village is a must. You’ll never want to leave!