Salvador, Brazil

https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/907260
Ground Transportation Schedule

• Rua Lagoa Bela, 146 Pituacu Salvador, Bahia 41741-180 Brazil.
• 4 bedrooms (3 double beds,  1 twin – plus air mattresses to make 9 sleeping surfaces)
• Wifi confirmed
   
• Within walking distance: grocery store, beach, park, bars, restaurants, bus stop
  • Corsário and Artistas beaches about 1/4 mi
• Nightclub is about 3 miles away
   
• 13km/8mi from stadium; 20 min from center of Salvador
   
• Bus Terminal Rodoviaria de Salvador Armando Viana de Castro (aka Rodoviaria)
  • Av Antonio Carlos Magalhaes, 4362 Iguatemi. Ph: 071/3460-8300.
  • Call to find out bus company details, then call bus company for rates & schedule
  • Buses run on Rua Carimbamba, 6-7min walk to Rua Goncalves to Rua Carimbamba
• Salvador airport & stadium is very accessible by public transportation
   

Pricing

• local buses - very cheap....have lots of change and small bills.
• Microbuses run until 9p.  After 9p you have to take a taxi
• Taxis - not metered, negotiate before entering. A ride around the city is $3-$4 USD during the day & $4-$5 USD at night. Look for an 'A' at the beginning of the plate number which indicates the driver is licensed & registered.
• Airport Car Rental - $200 for 5 - 6 days (probably not needed)
• Airport transfers $30 per car (fits 4 passengers)

Other Info:

• 4 traditional keys for entering the house.  No cypher lock.

Resources:
http://wikitravel.org/en/Salvador#Get_around

Brazil - World Cup - Travel Insurance

Description of Coverage

Traveler Assistance Card

Covered Reasons for Trip Cancellation/Interruption:

The following reasons apply to you, a Family Member traveling with you, or a Traveling Companion and must occur while coverage is in effect:

1. Trip Cancellation or delayed arrival at your destination due to Sickness, Injury or death of you, your Family Member or Traveling Companion that occurs before departure on your Trip. The Sickness or Injury must commence while coverage is in effect, require the examination by a Physician, in person, at the time of Trip Cancellation or delay and, in the written opinion of the treating Physician, be so disabling as to prevent you from taking your Trip or delay your arrival on your Trip;

2. Trip Interruption due to Sickness, Injury or death of you, your Family Member or Traveling Companion. The Sickness or Injury must commence while you are on your Covered Trip, require the examination by a Physician, in person, at the time of Trip Interruption and, in the written opinion of the treating Physician, be so disabling as to prevent you from continuing your Trip.

The following reasons apply to you and must occur while coverage is in effect:

3. mandatory evacuation or public official evacuation advisements where there is no mandatory evacuation issued by local government authorities at your destination due to adverse weather or natural disaster.  In order to cancel or interrupt your Covered Trip, you must have 4 days or 50% of your total Covered Trip length or less remaining on your Covered Trip at the time the mandatory evacuation ends;

4. being directly involved in a documented traffic accident while en route to departure;

5. being called into active military service in the event of a natural disaster;

6. being hijacked, quarantined, required to serve on a jury, or required by a court order to appear as a witness in a legal action

7. your primary residence is made Uninhabitable by fire, flood or natural disaster;

8. Common Carrier delays resulting from inclement weather, mechanical breakdown or organized labor strikes;

9. arrangements cancelled by an airline, cruise line, motor coach company or tour operator resulting from inclement weather, mechanical breakdown, or organized labor strikes;

10. a documented theft of passports or visas;

11. a transfer of employment of 250 miles or more;

12. a Terrorist Act, which occurs in your departure city or in a city that is a scheduled destination for your Trip, provided the Terrorist Act occurs within 7 days of the Scheduled Departure Date of your Trip.