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Portugal has a huge variety of traditions and customs in a small space. This has meant that, over the centuries, each region or each small town or city has developed different traditions from those of its closest neighbours. Popular dances are some of the most original and authentic Portuguese traditions.
They represent various aspects of the daily life of the Portuguese people, from the forms of relationship to Sunday rituals or the clothes used daily at work.
Popular music and the use of typical instruments are also associated with the dances. One instrument stands out and is used in almost all regions and in almost all dances: the accordion.
There is, however, a dance that differs from all the others: the dance of the pauliteiros de Miranda, which has its origins in the ancient rituals of emancipation of young boys and the wars between different clans. Discover 11 traditional Portuguese dances.
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