Bahia, Brazil vacation for family?

Oleema asked:


I am planning a vacation for me and my daughter this spring.
The main places I am looking at are Brazil and Australia.
I’m going to focus on Brazil here though.

1.) How is Bahia?
2.) What is the culture like?
3.) What kind of food do they have?
4.) What is there to do? For a mom and a teenage girl?
5.) What should we bring with us?
6.) Is it safe?
7.) Can you surf there? What are the most popular surf spots there?

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