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Welcome on Expat-Blog walli0757

I have moved your presentation to Salvador do Bahia forum for effective networking. Hope you will get some responses in regards to your above queries.

Regards

For Portuguese lessons and housing you should consider contacting Sheila Waksman at sheilawaksman@hotmail.com

I took Portuguese lessons from her for three weeks and she was exceptional. Although I did not use her service to find lodging I would trust her to take care of this as well if you require assistance.

Salvador is an amazing city and it puts you close to some fantastic destinations to explore - beaches along the N and S coast, Chapada Diamanta, etc... Be alert as far as safety and take basic precautions like not carrying expensive items, too much money or credit cards, strange neighborhoods alone at night, etc.

Enjoy.

Hi Walli. There are many schools/institutions for travelers like you who'd like to stay in Salvador while learning Portuguese. Many of them offers Portuguese courses with lodging. You may want to see the link below for details and prices:

basicalingua.com/brazil-study-contents.htm
linguaserviceworldwide.com/learnPortugueseDialogo1.htm

Cost of living in Salvador is cheaper than most cities in Brazil (e.g. Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Belo Horizonte). You can easily find a cheap restaurant with good food.
Brasileiros in general are warm, friendly and approachable but Bahiana in particular are harder to open up and trust others than in other cities in Brazil, but once you're friends with them it's for real.

Like in any other big cities, Salvador has a fare share of petty crimes. Just be wise and be street-smart and you'll be fine. It helps to go with someone local during a tour in the city, not only will you feel safer but it will help you a lot in communicating since not all Bahiana speaks English well.