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Avante! Festival (1976-) - Amora, Seixal; Boom Festival (1997-) - Idanha-a-Nova; Cascais Jazz Festival (1971-1988) - Cascais; Festival da Canção (1964-) Festival Forte (2014-) - Montemor-o-Velho; Festival Sudoeste (1997-) - Zambujeira do Mar; FMM Sines – Festival Músicas do Mundo (1999-) - Sines; Laurus Nobilis Music Famalicão (2015 ...
Portugal has had a history of receiving different musical influences from around the Mediterranean Sea, across Europe and former colonies. In the two centuries before the Christian era, Ancient Rome brought with it Greek influences; early Christians, who had their differing versions of church music arrived during the height of the Roman Empire; the Visigoths, a Romanized Germanic people, who ...
The festival has been nominated for the European Festival Awards [1] and granted the “EFFE - Europe for Festivals, Festivals for Europe” [2] label in recent years. OUT.FEST is also a regular feature in many Portuguese and international publications, being covered by The Wire Magazine , [ 3 ] The Quietus , [ 4 ] El País , [ 5 ] RTP , [ 6 ...
NOS Alive (formerly Optimus Alive) is an annual music and arts festival held in the Algés riverside, close to Lisbon, in Portugal. It is organized since 2007 by the Portuguese live entertainment company Everything is New. Its naming sponsor is telecommunications company NOS (previously named Optimus).
Chula in Bahia, Brazil, Santo Amaro da Purificação and surrounding areas, is an expression of the African-Brazilian culture. It is a style of samba practiced during dance festivals and involves short steps and cyclical movements typical of samba. The music features strong drum rhythms and call-and-response guitar or viola playing. [2]
The Portuguese participate in many cultural activities, indulging their appreciation of art, music, drama, and dance. Portugal has a rich traditional folklore (Ranchos Folclóricos), with great regional variety. Many cities and towns have a museum and a collection of ancient monuments and buildings.
The Day of Portugal celebration will return to downtown Providence June 7-9, featuring a colorful parade, heritage festival and other special events. R.I. Day of Portugal celebration slated for ...
Festival da Canção (Portuguese: [fɨʃtiˈval dɐ kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃w]; "Song Festival") or Festival RTP da Canção is the name given to the national festival produced and broadcast by Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. It was first held in 1964.