Azores, Portugal
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The traditional Carnival Balls at the Coliseu Micaelense in Ponta Delgada will take place on 13 and 16 February.
Home News Where is Portugal's Capital of Culture? Where is Portugal's Capital of Culture? The city of Ponta Delgada, in the Azores, will officially begin its year as the Portuguese Capital of Culture on 29 January, at the Coliseu Micaelense, with the show “Let Life Pass By”.
The city will stage two performances of the show “Deixa Passar a Vida”: an institutional one at 11:00 local time (12:00 in Lisbon) and another at 19:00 local time, both with free admission.
The Ponta Delgada Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIPD) today called for an 'urgent intervention' by the Regional Government with the national government to secure a 'rapid normalisation' of the flow of goods by sea bound for the region.