It is questionable methodology adopted by PLAN SALVADOR 500 for plotting scenarios for Salvador, State of Bahia, Brazil, without considering the evolution scenarios of global economic crisis, economic crisis in Brazil and of the State of Bahia with its impact on the city of Salvador, as well as the impacts that climate change will bring to the city of Salvador. The final criticism that makes the PLAN SALVADOR 500 lies in the fact to list macro strategies for developing Salvador without scaling the amount of resources needed for its execution which makes the PLAN SALVADOR 500 turns into mere letter of intent.