MUST SEE Festival in Portugal | Caretos de Podence

Have you heard of Carnaval? Do you know how different cities in Portugal celebrate this popular festival? Josh and Kalie from ExpatsEverywhere are in Podence, Portugal to show you why this sleepy town comes to life for this festival and why it is recognized by UNESCO. What do the colors symbolize? Why the bells? When do they burn the wicker man? Watch the Caretos de Podence dance around and enjoy the celebrations.

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Josh and Kalie left the US for a life abroad in 2009 and haven't looked back. They have lived in Spain, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, and are currently in Portugal. Yes, they realize they only moved to countries starting with the letter "S" until they spoiled that streak with their move to Portugal. Follow ExpatsEverywhere as we aim to get information to you through expat interviews, city breakdowns, expat life, travel, vlogs, and more.

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[lucchese]

This is a great video! It’s nice to see historic and cultural events that are specific to PT and not necessarily well-known to others. We appreciate these kinds of videos. They only encourage us to move to PT asap and have some fun. Thank you.😊

[luismaciel]

One of the rare pre-christian/roman celtic traces we've still got

[Janika-xjbv]

Part documentary, part travelogue...great video. Thanks for sharing.
❤️ from a Portuguese digital nomad currently in Reggio Calabria

[lmao-xfpg]

im a portuguese girl from the region of podence, it is a great pleasure to see how foreigners appreciate and respect these traditions that bring so much joy into our lives. thank you for seeing us, once you let yourself go and get into this celebration you feel purged and free, We can always find happiness in the madness of the caretos

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Another update... Received our approval from the Portuguese Consulate in London for stage 1 - D7 took just a month. We are incredibly happy! Back to Setubal very soon!

[jennifermello]

Thank you for sharing. I had never heard of it.

[hatersgonnahate]

This was fun to watch. Thank you for sharing

[tamaramadelin]

Fun!!! I look forward to experiencing some of the many Portuguese celebrations and I thnk it's great that you highlight them because they are a fun part of the expat experience!!

[JBSpecialMusic]

Yes, please continue periodically adding this type of content. As y’all grow in your journey, absorption into the language and culture is inevitable. Shed that US epidermis and let the Portuguese one shine through.

[dianel]

I liked this content. I enjoy learning about other cultures and their traditions. Thanks Josh, Kalie, and Cia.

[jshanks]

I like all of your content. It's good to have all the info on the "how to" expat, and the locations for living. But it's also great to get the flavor of the culture. Love it! Your daughter is slowly getting bigger to where she is starting to get in the act... so cute.

[rebeccagutierrez]

Quite an interesting tradition I had never heard of it. Thanks for informing us. That meal that you guys were sharing at the table... wow, it looked so good.

[terrisokolow]

What a fun festival! The food looked amazing! I have to say my favorite part was Cia welcoming everyone on the excursion! ❤️🥰❤️

[iamadamgonzalez]

I love content like this !!! Thanks guys 🥳🥳🥳

[ckt]

Great video! We live in Germany at the moment and are very familiar with the carnival atmosphere & it’s one of our favorite times of the year! Thanks for sharing, we are hoping to move to Portugal in the near future! Love your videos!

[eduardofischer-torres]

That was a great event, thanks for capturing the memories!

[JahnosSardonis]

Can I just say that as a Portuguese man myself, you're doing a good job with the pronunciation? Ours is not an easy language, especially for English speakers. So hats off :)

[NortBayFardamentosFardamentos]

Touching video for me that i am portuguese 🥰

[teodoro]

I was waiting for this video. I remember you had some places free in the bus for us, but it´s far for me here in Coimbra. ¡Great video! I don´t have enough words. Thanks 😄

[erniecoletti]

We were in Tenerife during their carnival before covid, it was so awesome! Love this video, a great vibe!