hi, we are staying at the iberostar bahia, praia do forte, does any know or can recommend a local diving club

Scuba diving never was my favourite sport. Most brazilians prefers soccer.
Nor I know what is a scuba diving club as well... But I am listing below some links concerned in brazilian/Salvador diving. Hope the sites will be fine to you:

http://www.braziltour.com/site/en/cidades/materia.php?id_cidade=8790&regioes=209&estados=332

http://www.brasilmergulho.com/port/points/ba/index.shtml

http://www.brasilmergulho.com/port/util/

http://www.uwbahia.com.br/index.php

http://www.uwbahia.com.br/contato.php

Cassiovieggore

Oy Vey.^

A lot of the Iberostar crowd tends to "hang out" on the Trip Advisor Brazil forum.
http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowForum-g294280-i1045-Brazil.html
There was some mention in an old post on there about a dive outfit in Praia do Forte called Gringos, but nobody seems to be able to come up with current contact information.

I have a list of dive operators in Salvador itself, which is famous for its wreck diving, but the city is about 2 hours from the Iberostar.
diving operators in Salvador:
DIVE BAHIA Av. Sete de Setembro, 3809 Porto da Barra-Salvador Fone: (071) 264-3820 - E Mail: divebahia@uol.com.br http://www.divebahia.hpg.ig.com.br
BAHIA SCUBA Av. Contorno, 1010, loja 12, Bahia Marina http://www.bahiascuba.com.br/ E Mail: bahiascuba@bahiascuba.com.br Tel.:(71)321-0156 Fax:(71)322-0044 / 9975-3839
AQUATECH Av. Otávio Mangabeira, 815, loja 15, Shopping Pituba Sol, Pituba Tel: (071) 1345-1933
SALVADOR DIVE Av.Garibaldi, 92, Garibaldi Tels: (071) 245-6872 / 99836935
SEA VIEW R. Prof. Lemos Brito, 28, 2.o andar, Barra Tel: (071) 264-3111 SUBMARINER DIVE CENTER R. da Paciência, 223,1.o andar, Rio Vermelho Tel: (071) 264-3111 E Mail: submariner@submariner.com.br http://www.submariner.com.br/
UNDERWATER Av. Conceição da Praia, 26, Comércio Tel: (071) 264-3111

why so far ther is a great dive center in Praia de Forte,
close to Iberostar and to a great Pousada: Pousada Rancho Fundo