The passage of Cape Bojador, products arriving from Beyond the Sea, slavery and the wars of North Africa were the four main themes of as many days of the Festival of Discoveries, which attracted thousands of visitors to Lagos.
In addition to the XNUMXth century Fair, there were parades (opening and closing), thematic guided tours around the city, conferences, recreations of historical episodes, music and capoeira shows (this fight-dance invented by black slaves in Brazil, which is already heritage of Humanity), dances, demonstrations of gastronomy from the Discoveries or of weapons and harquebuses and even a theater show, with the play «Filhos do Fogo de Deus», in the atrium of the building called Mercado dos Escravos.
These were days of great entertainment for the city of Lagos, as visitors - including many foreign and national tourists, enjoying the long weekend - spread through the streets of the historic center, where the bass drums and bagpipes they also made themselves heard.
Photos: Elisabete Rodrigues|Sul Informação
A selfie at the Festival of Discoveries
Capoeira at Largo do Infante
Capoeira at Largo do Infante
Capoeira at Largo do Infante
A caravel in the distance? No, times are different
Centro Ciência Viva de Lagos explained the arts of marshalling
Centro Ciência Viva de Lagos built a caravel
The arts of forge and fire
The arts of forge and fire
The arts of forge and fire
The arts of forge and fire
Even the anti-oil exploration protests were present...anachronistic but necessary
Even the anti-oil exploration protests were present...anachronistic but necessary
Recreation of a slave market
Recreation of a slave market
Recreation of a slave market
Recreation of a slave market
Recreation of a slave market
Recreation of a slave market
Recreation of a slave market
Actors Thomas Bakk and Mário Spencer, before the show, taking a selfie
Presentation of the play «Sons of the Fire of God» in the atrium of the Slave Market
Chamber president Joaquina Matos (dressed in the Discoveries fashion) was an attentive spectator
Many people watching the presentation of the play «Filhos do Fogo de Deus»
The director Tela Leão, with the director of the Museu António Carrilho and the president of the Chamber Joaquina Matos
Group photo with actor Mario Spencer
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