Amazing Race 13 - First Stop: Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

The thirteenth season of the Amazing Race adventure reality show begins in world famous Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, site of the 1932 and 1984 Olympics and jets off to its first stop of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.

Pity the competing teams have to dash through this historic city without learning its history or partaking in the vivid culture. but you don't have to. You can linger among the cobblestoned streets, admire colonial architecture, sights of the bay, and adjust your pace to the tempo of Brazilian music.

Photo of visitors to the district of Pelourinho and the old cathedral in the background thanks to ClipArt.com.