The Sun Festival Caparica, Almada, took off on Thursday and joined nearly 20 thousand people in a relaxed atmosphere, bringing together festival-goers from eight to 80, among families with children, groups of teenagers or sexagenarian.
In its third edition, the summer festival has been growing from year to year and expects to receive about 70 thousand people during the four days.
The program has only musicians and bands that sing in Portuguese and this option has won many fans, no age limit.
Deolinda were already on stage and sisters Odete Martins, 64, and Teresa Vinagre, 63, danced merrily to the sound of the songs sung by Ana Bacalhau.
“[The festival] is all good,” said Odete Martins, “has good environment, has a spectacular space, animation, has everything.”
you Teresa Vinagre told Lusa that comes for the second time after last year’s sister to have persuaded to go to the festival, she thought it would be just for teenagers.
” I was delighted and this year wanted to come again. Since the shows to the organization, it’s five star “, he said.
nearby was also Hugo Teixeira, 37, accompanied by his wife, pregnant, two daughters and a niece.
“I have the pass four days because of the children, because the Sunday schedule helps. It is a festival that is not just night and Sunday program is also attractive for those who have family and the price is inviting “he said.
This is because the last day, Sunday, is totally dedicated to younger and has a program specially designed for this younger audience. doors open at 11:00 and the stage will move the show “Kingdom of the Sun”, the “Fat Rooster”, or the quartet of Ana Bacalhau, Samuel Úria Sérgio Godinho and Vitorino, among others.
But for now are the Deolinda who remained on stage and were encouraging the several hundred people who were in front of the stage or sitting by the surrounding lawn, as is the case the unmarried couple Sofia Conceição, 18, and Peter Venancio, 19 years.
they both agreed that this is a festival that is distinguished by giving priority to Portuguese music.
Sofia Conception even said that what convinced her to go to this festival was that most of the artists being Portuguese.
“I think it’s very good to be in Portuguese and [the festival] value the Portuguese” said, for his part, Peter Venancio
shared view by Deolinda:. “It’s a different festival because not all festivals are focused on Portuguese music in Portuguese, Lusophone or made in Portugal,” he told Lusa Luís José Martins, guitarist of the band.
you Ana Bacalhau, lead singer of Deolinda, thinks “there is a lack of vision and strategy and institutional support, perhaps, to help staff to go meet public needs out there. “
on behalf of the organization, the councilor of the Municipality of Almada António Matos told Lusa that the festival is a good start, with a turnout to meet the expectations and walking to around 20,000 people.
“it’s a small town that we set up this park, a sustainable city, we seek to be the first festival in Portugal to zero carbon”, said the councilor.
Friday afternoon music starts at 18:00 with the Choro wheel Lisbon, Gjeff Afrozila closes the night at 02:00.
Digital Diary with Lusa
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