Just to get back into the swing of things here are a couple of things that might be interesting to residents and visitors alike.
15th International Gymnastics Tournament of Madeira
The Gymnastics Association of Madeira organizes the International Gymnastics Tournament for the 15th time. Considered by many as one of the best in the world, it has the particularity of being the only one that simultaneously combines two competitions: Men’s Artistic Gymnastics and Rhythmic Gymnastics. In recent years this tournament has attracted the presence of numerous delegations from the five continents, including New Zealand, South Africa, Russia, USA and Brazil. For further information see: www.agim-madeira.com
The Magic Forest Carnival Festivities in Madeira – 4th to 8th March
The Carnival Festivities, one of the main attractions of Madeira, have for 30 years livened up the streets of the city centre. During one week, the city will be involved in colour, glow, joy, frolic, creativity, imagination and music to the sound of brass bands and carnival marches that will bring joyfulness to tourists and locals.
The "Magic Forest" theme will serve as the motto for the creativity of the eight floats and groups that will be participating this year in the Carnival parade on Saturday evening, March 5th, going out to the streets and showing the creativity of the different groups that will perform in this colourful and lively parade, totalling more than 1,100 participants – in a journey of unique beauty. At the end of the procession, the participants will gather at the Town Hall Square, where, in a magical atmosphere of sound and costumes, there will be animation by a dance amongst the participating groups and the public.
The Trapalhao Parade will be held on Carnival Tuesday, on the 8th of March. It is a typical Madeira Parade, open to the participation of individuals or groups, including tourists, where humour and social satire are the favourite themes of the participants. Many "trapalhoes" (bunglers) entertain and interact with the public, thereby justifying the term "it’s Carnival – nobody takes it badly".
The Madeira Carnival festivities include the Children’s Carnival Party to be held on the morning of the 4th of March, with the participation of children from Funchal’s schools, in a show of their own. The "Solidarity Carnival”, an initiative by the Association for Community Development of Funchal, is held on the afternoon of that same day and culminates with a show held at the Municipal Garden. On this day, the downtown area is flooded with carnival and brass bands that play out specific themes and animation theatre groups that will interact with the public, apart from other carnival musical performances.
On Sunday night, March 5th, three Troupes will liven up the downtown area with the "Carnaval das Avenidas" a performance to be held in the main streets of the city centre.
Tourism in Madeira now on Facebook
The year 2011 marks the turning point for the ‘Tourism of Madeira’ with a bet on the new web platforms and, in particular, on social networks, as a way to assist the promotion of Madeira across borders. Currently, of the tourists who visit Madeira, 38.3% used these interactive technologies as a tool of choice for planning their vacation, and about 45% carried out their travel reservations through this channel. With the increased demand and appetite for social networking, from YouTube to Facebook, the ‘Tourism of Madeira’, in alliance with the Association for Promotion, developed efforts and shared responsibilities in managing the information and content on these networks, sharing a common image.
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