Lazarim

Coordinates: 41°00′54″N 7°51′04″W / 41.015°N 7.851°W / 41.015; -7.851
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Lazarim
Lazarim is located in Portugal
Lazarim
Lazarim
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 41°00′54″N 7°51′04″W / 41.015°N 7.851°W / 41.015; -7.851
Country Portugal
RegionNorte
Intermunic. comm.Douro
DistrictViseu
MunicipalityLamego
Area
 • Total16.54 km2 (6.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total521
 • Density31/km2 (82/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)

Lazarim is a town in Portugal. It is a parish of Lamego Municipality. The population in 2011 was 521,[1] in an area of 16.54 km2.[2]

Shrovetide of Lazarim[edit]

In Lazarim, Carnival is celebrated, which is considered one of the most traditional Shrovetides in Portugal.

The tradition is characterized by the Caretos, an ethnographic parade, and satirical testaments, in a licentiousness coming from times when everything was lived in clandestinity, confronting the institutional and religious authority in force.

The Caretos wear alder wood masks.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal
  2. ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.