On Sunday afternoon, the streets of downtown Funchal are once again filled with music, color and soft perfumes with the sumptuous parade of floats that harmoniously combine multiple floral species with decorations full of creativity.
The Allegorical Flower Parade, is one of the main highlights of this event, taking place since 1979. This parade is highliighted by the magnificence and sumptuousness of ts floats intricaly decorated with magnificent flowers, and the lovely costumes worn by the hundreds of participants, mostly children parading to the sound of cheerful musical themes and performing choreographies either simple or elaborated.
Order and theme of the participating groups in the Allegoric Parade:
– João Egídio Rodrigues -“Madeira of my Charms”
– Isabel Borges – ”From the Sea to the Mountains”
– Caneca Furada Samba School -“Dream Flowers”
– Animad Association – “Rosarium”
– Sorrisos de Fantasia -“Secret Garden”
– Tramas e Enredos Association -“Flowers and Dreams”
– FT – Fitness Team Association – “Paradise”
– Poeira D´Enigmas – Recreational, Cultural Association and Samba School -”Island of Dreams – A Refuge between the Sky and the Sea”
– Batucada da Madeira Association – ABM – “Lady Orchid and her Colours”
– Palco D’Emoções – Cultural, Recreational, Sports Association and Samba School – “A Dream of Flowers – Fado and the Rose”
– Animação Geringonça Association -“Citrus Bloom”
– Nuvem D’Afectos – Animation Association – “People of Dreams, Customs and Flowers”
– Império da Ilha Cultural Association – “My Tropical Island”
