carnaval Archives - Portugal Confidential https://portugalconfidential.com/tag/carnaval/ Travel & Lifestyle Wed, 18 Feb 2026 10:41:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://portugalconfidential.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cropped-LinkedIN-PC-T_L-Lauch-Profile-Photo-400x400-1-32x32.jpg carnaval Archives - Portugal Confidential https://portugalconfidential.com/tag/carnaval/ 32 32 Carnaval Loulé 2026, 15-17 February https://portugalconfidential.com/carnaval-loule-carnival-2026/ https://portugalconfidential.com/carnaval-loule-carnival-2026/#comments Thu, 01 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://portugalconfidential.com/?p=46621 Carnaval de Loulé is the oldest continuous pre-Lenten party in Portugal, with 119 years of celebrations. Thousands of revelers jam the streets. Those in costume strut their stuff. Others are there to watch and enjoy. The parades, each afternoon of 15, 16 & 17 February along Avenida José da Costa Mealha, are full of floats, samba groups, Brazilian dancers and giant costumed characters, providing a rhythmic beat, lots of laughs and pure enjoyment. Carnaval Parade – 15, 16 & 17 […]

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]]> https://portugalconfidential.com/carnaval-loule-carnival-2026/feed/ 2 Carnaval in Funchal, Madeira, 26 February to 9 March https://portugalconfidential.com/carnaval-madeira-funchal-carnival/ https://portugalconfidential.com/carnaval-madeira-funchal-carnival/#respond Wed, 01 Jan 2025 14:37:00 +0000 https://portugalconfidential.com/?p=15910 Carnaval season is here…and no one celebrates these pre-Lenten festivities quite like the city and people of Funchal on Madeira Island. For 12 days, the city is decorated with in festive colors and lights. Residents and visitors alike flood the streets in brightly adorned costumes. And pure joy and celebration radiates form the streets.  Carnaval takes place every year just prior to the beginning of the Lenten holiday. For 2025, the party starts Wednesday the 26th of February to Sunday, […]

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