Current affairs take center stage.

The fall of two governments (national and regional), work on the runway at the Lajes base, rising supermarket prices, and the astronaut group’s stay in the Christmas Cave are some of the themes that mark the social criticism of this year’s Carnaval groups.
Current issues continue to be the choice of the groups who, amid rhymes and laughter, have chosen to take part in Carnaval 2024.
This year, 1,605 people are taking to the stage on Terceira Island, divided into 57 groups, 42 of which are ballets, six tambourine dances, five comedies, three sword dances, and one monologue.
The number of groups with a subject of their own has increased, with 32 authors.
In 2023, the year in which the bailinhos returned after the Covid-19 pandemic, 48 groups toured the island.

in Diário Insular-José Lourenço-director

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