The carnival group of Monte Sossego, runner-up in title, will inaugurate at 15:00 on Tuesday, March 5, the parade of the official groups of the Carnival of São Vicente.

 

The celebration will involve following groups: Monte Sossego followed by Flores do Mindelo, Estrela do Mar and finally Cruzeiros do Norte.

 

The School of Tropical Samba parades in the Mindelense sambadrome one day before the official contest, to the sound of the samba-enredo "Pulá Largód", written by João Carlos Silva and Anísio Rodrigues.

 

The Mandingas of Ribeira Bote, which annually animate Sunday afternoons before Carnival, have already announced that they begin this Sunday, the 27th, with the traditional weekly parade through the districts of the island of São Vicente and downtown of Mindelo.