Salvador is the major city located on the northeast coast of Brazil and the capital of the North-eastern Brazilian state of Bahia. Salvador is alias Brazil's capital of happiness on account of its myriad popular outdoor parties with its street carnival. This city is famous in Brazil for its music, cuisine, and architecture and metropolitan area is the wealthiest in Brazil's Northeast. An especially renowned feature is the escarpment that splits Salvador into the Cidade Baixa and the Cidade Alta. The city has number of shopping malls such as Salvador Shopping, Shopping Paralela, Shopping Iguatemi, and Shopping Barra. Salvador has 4 parks, green areas protected as Costa Azul Park, Namorados Park, Park of Pituacu, and Park of the City. Espaco Cravo is an outdoor museum with 800 pieces made by Mario Cravo. To travel around Salvador, make use of top car rental services offered by VIP Cars.