The Estátuas Vivas no Natal – the Living Statues – came to the streets of Lagoa again this year, much to our delight, and Dave was there to capture them with his camera for you.
Our favourites this year were John Lennon and the Minotauro
Covid meant that the statues were set apart slightly from the crowds, which resulted in the event feeling a little less intimate that usual, but the costumes and poses were as wonderful as ever.
We hope you enjoy the tour:
We were very lucky – we went on the Friday afternoon and we had bright sunshine. Saturday’s forecast was rain rain rain, so they moved the event to inside the Convent.
Thank you to all of the fabulous actors and crew for setting up this event, it really does signal the start of Christmas for us, and after the year we have had, it was lovely to be able to experience something magical.
Here are some more images for you to enjoy:
You can find out more about the Living Statues Company on their Facebook Page and if you type ‘statues’ in the search bar on the right of this page you can view all our previous years’ posts about this fabulous event.
All images © Dave Sheldrake Photography.
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Fabulous. Great characters captured in such brilliant clarity. Thanks for sharing
thanks John!
Thank you for this wonderful opportunity to see the statues from our homes, wherever we live, Next best thing to being there with Dave’s incredible photos. We will definitely try to time our next trip to incorporate a visit to The Living Statues of Lagoa.
thank you Janice – we always love this event, it is really special. If you keep an eye on their FB page you can find out when they are here next year, the dates change but it is always just before Christmas
Great blog and brilliant photos as usual from Dave. Hope you have a Merry Christmas you guys xxx
thanks Glyn! and to you and your family too! xx
Thank you for sharing these wonderful photographs . Such imagination and brilliant use of colour , all beautifully captured by your very talented husband ! I recently read your book and thoroughly enjoyed your tales from Aljezur and beyond . Hope you have a lovely Christmas and a happy and healthy 2021 . 🎄 Ayr, Scotland
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thank you so much Margaret – I am so pleased that you have enjoyed both these images and also my new book. Wishing you a very happy Christmas and a wonderful year ahead xx
Wow, they are all fabulous!
Have a lovely Christmas Alyson.
thanks Sami – and the same to you too xx