A throwback to last month: me as I was about to start my Cuba talk on the NG Exodus Aveiro Fest. And this year I’ll surely be in that audience, getting inspired by more great photogorahers and travelers.(Huge thanks to Aníbal Marques for taking the shot) #tbt #ngexodusaveirofest #ngeaf #aveiro #portugal #festival #adventure #travel #photography #discover #explore
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Only now I feel the new year is starting, on the January 1st I was still far too busy. Only now I have time to breathe and look back to my algorithm generated best nine of the year, a neat overview of my last 12 months, where only the Camino de Santiago is missing, and only one actually not from this year: the one with Miriam talking to her granddaughter at Havana.Hope 2019 brings even more cool stuff!!—-Só agora começo a sentir que o ano está a começar, no dia 1 ainda estava demasiado atarefado. Só agora tenho tempo para respirar e olhar para as minhas melhores nove melhores do ano (geradas segundo um algoritmo), um bom apanhado dos meus últimos 12 meses, onde só falta algo do Caminho de Santiago, e onde há apenas uma foto que não foi tirada este ano: aquela com Miriam a falar com a neta em Havana.Espero que 2019 traga coisas ainda mais fixes!!! #bestnine2018 #portugal #beirabaixa #beiraalta #lisboa #trasosmontes #hongkong
Every New Year’s day Good and Evil face each other in the streets of the small village of Tó. The dark faced Farandulo tries to reach the immaculate Sécia, having only a young boy to separate them.#portugal #trasosmontes #wintersolstice #farandulo #farandulodetó
New year’s day is filled with activity, and the problem is picking one. The Chocalheiro of Bemposta is definitely the winter festivity with the fastest pace, with the chocalheiro literally running through the village’s houses to wish a good year and gather their offering. #portugal #trasosmontes #wintersolstice #mask #chocalheiro #chocalheirodebemposta
Today was the day to return to one of the most beautiful places of Portugal: the cliffs of Douro, with its waters flowing below and birds of prey soaring above.#nature #landscape #dourointernacional #mirandadodouro #trasosmontes #portugal
Spending the slow days between festivities to further explore the outer limits of Montesinho.#nature #landscape #montesinho #trasosmontes #portugal
Wrestling over hay at the very end of the day. A traditional form of wrestling fueled by local rivalry between neighbor villages. #galhofa #portugal #trasosmontes #wintersolstice #festasdesantoestevao #festadosrapazes
In the Mirandese plateau there are no masks, but the festivities are not that much more religious because of that. The pauliteiros will roam the village, dancing at each house and finishing at the church: the only time of the year they are allowed inside. #portugal #trasosmontes #wintersolstice #festasdesaojoaoevangelist #festadosmocos #pauliteiros
Still in a similar tone of the winter solstice masked traditions, that was baptized as Festas de Santo Estêvão, but this time the mischiefs, running through the streets and drinking were at an old favorite of mine: Grijó. #portugal #trasosmontes #wintersolstice #festadosrapazes #mask
Festas de Santo Estêvão (this one at Ousilhao), a religious name for a masked tradition that has very few religious rituals in it, and remains mostly a pagan festivity related with the Winter solstice. #portugal #trasosmontes #wintersolstice #festadosrapazes #mask
