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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Founded in the early 1930s, the Grupo Folcl\u00f3rico de Faro is the oldest folk dance group in the Algarve and one of the oldest in Portugal. Faro, the capital of the Algarve, is a beautiful, sunny region in southern Portugal, renowned worldwide for its pleasant climate, beaches framed by sea-carved cliffs, and vast stretches of golden sand.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 At the time of the group\u2019s founding, the \u201cCorridinho\u201d (meaning \u201clittle-step-running\u201d) was already the most characteristic expression of Algarve’s folk dances, while oral traditions were represented in the round dances.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Grupo Folcl\u00f3rico de Faro inspired many newly emerging groups throughout the Algarve, most of which were created in its image. In this way, it can be considered a true folklore school.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The group’s activities include ethnographic research and exhibitions, the reproduction of costumes from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, participation in conferences and seminars, cooperation with students and journalists, and teaching regional dances in local schools.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The traditional music and songs of the Algarve are presented by the group through the \u201cCancioneiro.\u201d Younger generations have the opportunity to learn traditional dances in the Faro Folkdance Children\u2019s Group. Since 2014, the group has also operated its own accordion school.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Grupo Folcl\u00f3rico de Faro organizes several folk dance and music events, most notably FOLKFARO \u2013 International Folklore City of Faro, the largest folk dance festival in southern Portugal and the only one recognized by CIOFF\u00ae in the region.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 As an ambassador of the region and the country, the group has already made more than twenty international tours. Most invitations come from CIOFF\u00ae-recognized festivals, and the group has represented Portugal in countries such as Spain, France, Morocco, Canada, USA, Italy, Brazil, Turkey, Switzerland, Mexico, Hungary, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Greece, Russia, Slovenia, Belgium, Poland, Argentina, Uruguay, and Croatia.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The group is a member of the Portuguese Folklore Federation, a founder of the Algarvian Folklore and Ethnography Association, and a member of CIOFF\u00ae Portugal Association. Among many distinctions, the group was awarded the City Gold Medal of Faro in 2002. In 2021, the city paid tribute to the group by inaugurating the sculpture \u201cO Corridinho\u201d at one of Faro\u2019s new roundabouts. Recently, the group published the book \u201cCorridinho de Mem\u00f3rias – Faro Folklore Group – More than 90 Years Dancing!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The Faro Folklore Group is regarded as a true institution in the capital of the Algarve!<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 President of the Group: Maria Franco <\/strong> [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_gallery gallery_ids=”10582,10580,10578,10576,10574,10572,10570,10568,10566,10564″ posts_number=”10″ show_title_and_caption=”off” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_gallery][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Founded in the early 1930s, the Grupo Folcl\u00f3rico de Faro is the oldest folk dance group in the Algarve and one of the oldest in Portugal. Faro, the capital of the Algarve, is a beautiful, sunny region in southern Portugal, renowned worldwide for its pleasant climate, beaches framed by sea-carved cliffs, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":10566,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"1080","footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-contest-participantas-2025"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9887","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9887"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9887\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12549,"href":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9887\/revisions\/12549"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Artistic Director: Amabelio Pereira <\/strong>
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Dancers Leader: Rui Metrogos<\/strong> <\/p>\n