Lazarim Explained

Type:	parish
Official Name:	Lazarim
Region:	Norte
Cim:	Douro
District:	Viseu
Municipality:	Lamego
Coordinates:	41.015°N -7.851°W
Area Total:	16.54
Population As Of:	2011
Population Total:	521

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

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.

Notes and References

1. http://www.ine.pt/ngt_server/attachfileu.jsp?look_parentBoui=165404348&att_display=n&att_download=y Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE)
2. Web site: Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país . 2018-11-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181105172426/http://www.dgterritorio.pt/cartografia_e_geodesia/cartografia/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal_caop_/caop__download_/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal___versao_2017__em_vigor_/ . 2018-11-05 . dead .