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upcoming INTERNATIONALLY CULTURAL FESTIVAL taking place in Cacheu Guinea Bissau is scheduled for the 24-26 November this year. Competitor's will be from Brazil, Mali, Guinea Conakry, Cape Verde,etc.

BOLAMA CARNIVALS
The Carnival of Guinea-Bissau is the largest ethnic-cultural manifestation of the Guinean people. It has nothing to do with the historical concept. Because throughout the historical evolution, it has ceased to be a licensed feast in honor of Bacchus, in Pagan antiquity, to radically transform itself, in particular, in the case of Guinea-Bissau in the most exciting cultural manifestation, as well as in the freest source and Creative expression of Guinean art. It is the greatest space of concentration and amusement of the entire Guinean population where the national colours mingle in a cultural symbiosis, from Frank demonstration of the different traditional ways of living and being in Guinean society.
The motto chosen for this year's "Carnival of the safeguarding of collective memory", aims to persuade all the living forces of the nation, in order to combine efforts to preserve, conservation and safeguard our rich and diversified heritage Cultural immaterial.

There will be an international roots carnival on the 24th-30th of November 2018.

BOLAMA ISLANDS

Bolama is an administrative region in Guinea-Bissau, consisting primarily of the Bijagós Archipelago of the country's southern coast, together with a small coastal strip centred on the coastal town of São João. It has an area of 2,624 km2. Its capital is Bolama, on the island of the same name. It is a coastal region covered with Mangrove swamps, rain forest and tangled forest and receives an annual rainfall of more than 1,000 mm (39 in).

THE BIJAGOS ISLANDS
These are a group of about 88 islands and islets located in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of the African nation of Guinea-Bissau. The archipelago was formed from the ancient delta of the Rio Geba and the Rio Grande and spans an area of 1,295,850 Hectares (12,958 km2) (5,003 sq. miles).

Bissau - Buba road
Shortly after crossing the Rio Geba at Bambadinca, the road that runs South of Bissau meets the rio Corubal right where it forms the rapids of saltinho
They are so called because of the small drop, only few meters, but still a beautiful sight. The amount of water is greater just after the rainy season, it decreases a little during the dry season, but remains impressive.
From the suspended concrete bridge, that crosses the rio immediately downstream from the rapids, visitors can admire the full span of the waters splashing in the rocks. We urge, even the hurried visitors, to cross the bridge on foot.

From the bridge village women from nearby Sintchan Sabel can be seen on the rock terraces doing laundry and chatting with each other. You can go down to the river banks, just after the bridge, to watch them closely.