Caraval here is a feriado, a holiday. Everything is closed, and everyone likes to dress up (like halloween as you'll see below) and have a good ol' time, just like Mardi Gras and other Carnivals. In other cities, like Ovar and Algarve and sections of Lisboa, the parades get pretty wild, a la Rio de Janeiro. I kept it PG for my dedicated viewers :P I was going to go to Ovar, but it was a rainy day both Sunday and Tuesday when the major parades are held. So below are images of the cute kids of Ilhavo enjoying the Disney themed parade, while Brazilian samba was blaring. (Daniela Mercury, my favorite) There were parades all over Portugal starting from Thursday March 3rd, through "Fat Tuesday" March 8th. Enjoy!