samba

And then there were clowns

Published by twinlaw on April 3, 2017 Permalink

In the week before carnival the broad boulevard beside our apartment turned into a riotous mass of swirling shapes and colour. Madeira was in party mood.

Filed under: Dorothy Bruce, Events of interest, Places of interest and Tagged: African tulip tree, awnings, bands, carnival, clowns, Funchal, limestone-cobbled pavements, Madeira, poncha, samba

Carnival in Madeira

Published by twinlaw on March 24, 2017 Permalink

For a week before the parade there had been smaller local events with street entertainment in the centre of Funchal and people wandering around in costumes of various kinds, as well as community events. The sound and beat of the samba was everywhere, either live from groups of musicians, or recorded and played through speakers lodged in trees.

Filed under: Dorothy Bruce, Events of interest, Places of interest and Tagged: carnival, carnival parade, Madeira, samba