March, colorful giants

We celebrated these festivities by bringing Portugal to the heart of Europe. Portucalio was part of the official partners in the funniest carnival party of the Czech Republic organized by Camões Institute in Prague.

And now for what everyone is been waiting, the winners of our giveaway! We were supposed to give 5 calendars in total but we end up offering 2 extra calendars. Thanks for your emails and for the “foliões” from the carnival party competition 🤡 Also congrats to our public answers from Veronika Janáčková and Lenka Pechová on our FB page.

Folião: That or who is part of a group that has fun at Carnival.

And, as it’s already the norm, the inspiration behind this month’s illustration:

March, Colorful giants. Portuguese carnival and its “Gigantones”, dolls with 3 to 4 m in height used during these festivities. Note that they never come alone, usually in pairs or followed by a group of not so tall giants “cabeçudos” dancing full of joy.