Carnaval- Torres Vedres

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We wanted to see a real Portuguese celebration of Carnaval.... so on Tuesday, which is the final day of the festivals we headed out of Lisbon to Torres Vedres to see a parade. We chose Torres Vedres because it was suppose to be the "most" portuguese. Well let's just say our pictures were carefully taken and then carefully selected... we were a little shocked at the festivities! It wasn't what I would call family friendly, although there were many families there. We were expecting a few scantily dressed women but we were not expecting the male body parts that people were carrying around and displaying- even on a HUGE float in the parade. Hmmm! So we will count that as a BIG cultural experience and we know next year to use those days off to travel somewhere that doesn't really celebrate Carvaval. We will enjoy the school parties and throw our confetti there. One of my language teachers, Monica, gave the girls a huge bag of confetti for Carnaval. It was by far our favorite part!!!