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25 images Created 14 Jun 2015

Capeia Arraiana

A very unique kind of bullfight, where a group of men carry a large wooden frame, that takes place at a very delimited region in the North of Portugal.

Read more about it <a href="http://www.joaoalmeidaphotography.com/2015/06/capeia-arraiana-the-bullfight-of-the-border-lands/">here</a>;
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  • The horsemen, and audience, gather for a morning meal at the pastures where the bulls roam, before the start of the Encerro
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  • The horsemen, and audience, gather for a morning meal at the pastures where the bulls roam, before the start of the Encerro
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  • The horsemen, and audience, gather for a morning meal at the pastures where the bulls roam, before the start of the Encerro
    Sabugal_201518986.jpg
  • The horsemen, and audience, gather for a morning meal at the pastures where the bulls roam, before the start of the Encerro
    Sabugal_201519011.jpg
  • The arena and the crowd waiting for the arrival of the horsemen with the bulls for the Capeia Arraiana
    Sabugal_201518193.jpg
  • Horsemen leading the bulls to the improvised arena at the village's main square
    Sabugal_201519116.jpg
  • The arrival and gathering of the bulls to the arena
    Sabugal_201518230.jpg
  • The arrival and gathering of the bulls to the arena
    Sabugal_201518257.jpg
  • Trialing the bulls after they arrive to the arena
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  • Trialing the bulls after they arrive to the arena
    Sabugal_201518352.jpg
  • Trialing the bulls after they arrive to the arena
    Sabugal_201518468.jpg
  • The arrival and gathering of the bulls to the arena
    Sabugal_201518303.jpg
  • The arena and the crowd waiting for the arrival of the horsemen with the bulls for the Capeia Arraiana
    Sabugal_201519207.jpg
  • Forcão, the big wooden fram used in Capeia Arraiana
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  • Preparations of the forcão, the bug wooden frame, for the afternoon bullfight
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  • Crowd watching the bullfights
    Sabugal_201518729.jpg
  • Trialing the bulls after they arrive to the arena
    Sabugal_201519220.jpg
  • Crowd watching the bullfights
    Sabugal_201518562.jpg
  • Young men "measuring" the bull's strength and bravery
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  • Crowd watching the bullfights
    Sabugal_201518558.jpg
  • Bullfight using a forcão, the wooden frame handled by a group of men
    Sabugal_201518864.jpg
  • Bullfight using a forcão, the wooden frame handled by a group of men
    Sabugal_201518757.jpg
  • Bullfight using a forcão, the wooden frame handled by a group of men
    Sabugal_201518796.jpg
  • Crowd watching the bullfights
    Sabugal_201518846.jpg
  • The arena and the crowd waiting for the arrival of the horsemen with the bulls for the Capeia Arraiana
    Sabugal_201518138.jpg