Location pestana bahia hotel is in salvador the capital of bahia state in the nightlife and hotel heavy neighborhood of rio vermelho this oceanfront hotel meets a rocky beach part of the 31 miles 50 kilometers of coastline that hugs salvador on 3 sides at praia amaralina 13 miles 2 kilometers east you can grab a coconut water from a vendor and walk a boardwalk that runs parallel to a golden sandy beach head to jardim zoologico where you can visit a menagerie of south american anim