SÃO JOÃO DE SOBRADO

The festival of São João de Sobrado, also known as Bugiada and Mouriscada de Sobrado, is a traditional popular event that takes place annually on June 24, under the invocation of São João, in the town of Sobrado, in the municipality of Valongo.

It's a very old tradition, which takes the form of a fight between Moors and Christians, known locally as Mourisqueiros and Bugios, respectively.

The Bugiada e Mouriscada is a theatrical representation of the legend. It takes place in the street and the participants, who usually number over seven hundred, are inhabitants or natives of Sobrado. Today it is recognized as a rich anthropological and ethnographic phenomenon and one of the most important festivities in Portugal.