Great dancers, singers, beautiful costumes, and carefully prepared vehicles… Overwhelming amounts of exotic flowers, beautiful colours, sunny weather and most of all- the dedication of local residents and their passion in everything they were doing… All that summed up created an amazing spectacle and clearly the most beautiful parade I have ever seen.
The 2019 Edition of the Funchal Flower Parade was even richer and longer, due to the 600th anniversary of the discovery of Madeira celebrated this year on the island. The next editions will probably host 10 teams instead of 14. Nevertheless, it is definitely an event worth planning in the travel calendar for the next years.
These pictures present 14 teams who performed during the Madeira Island Flower Parade and these are:
1 ‘Seis Séculos em flor’ – João Egídio Rodrigues 2. ‘Joia’ – Isabel Borges 3. ‘Sonho de Criança’ – Associação de Animação Geringonça 4. ‘Ilha, Portal Encantado’ – Turma do Funil 5. “A Valsa das Flores” – Associação Fura Samba 6. ‘A Viagem das Flores’ – Associação Cultural Império da Ilha 7. ‘Ao Sabor do Vento’ – Sorrisos de Fantasia 8. ‘La Dolce Vita’ – Associação ANIMAD 9. ‘O Circo’ – Escola de Samba Caneca Furada 10. ‘Para falar das flores: A exuberância colorida do cortejo das flores’ – Associação Tramas e Enredos 11. ‘O Jardim Encantado’ – Dance Flavourz by Francis Cardoso 12. ‘Éden do Atlântico’ – Fitness Team 13. ‘Ilha da Fantasia’ – Santos da Festa 14. ‘A Lenda de Machim – A Flor de Amor’ – Sweet Dancers
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Here are our videos:
A short summary of the entire parade [13:17]:
And some of my favourite moments:
The official, full video streamed live on TV can be watched [HERE]
SEE ALSO THESE POSTS ABOUT THE 2019 MADEIRA FLOWER FESTIVAL: