MagicValongo or Magic Valongo is an international magic festival and contest that has been held annually in
Valongo
Valongo () is a Portuguese municipality located in the District of Porto and 10 km from Porto, in the northern region of Portugal.
The municipality area consists of 75.12 km² and 93 858 inhabitants (2011), and is subdivided into four ...
,
Portugal
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since 1992.
It is the oldest magical event in Portugal, and is held in September in the municipality of Valongo, particularly the city of
Ermesinde
Ermesinde is a civil parish in the municipality (''concelho'') of Valongo, in continental Portugal, northeast of Porto. The population in 2011 was 38940,[Fédération Internationale des Sociétés Magiques
The International Federation of Magic Societies (FISM) (Fédération Internationale des Sociétés Magiques) was founded on September 5th,1948 and is one of the most respected organizations in the magic community. It is an international body coo ...]
(FISM) said that MagicValongo was a "wonderful small scale convention".
The festival is organised by an institution carrying the same name – MagicValongo – that is a full FISM member, and it is organized by an experienced expert commission headed by António Cardinal with Fernando Castro, Salazar Ribeiro and Manuel Alves, and the support of the Municipality of Valongo.
External sources
*https://archive.today/20121209122429/http://www.magicvalongo.org/ – official site
*http://www.docstoc.com/docs/6169215/FISM-NEWSLETTER-Nr-November-To-all-Presidents-of-the
*https://web.archive.org/web/20110519234324/http://www.cm-valongo.pt/maicvalongo-2010/
*https://web.archive.org/web/20110122004117/http://www.cm-valongo.pt/magicvalongo-2010-esta-prestes-a-comecar/
*http://iporto.amp.pt/eventos/magic-valongo-2009?theme=/tematicas/festivais
*http://magomarco-porartedemagia.blogspot.com/2007/10/magc-valongo.html
Valongo
Valongo () is a Portuguese municipality located in the District of Porto and 10 km from Porto, in the northern region of Portugal.
The municipality area consists of 75.12 km² and 93 858 inhabitants (2011), and is subdivided into four ...
Recurring events established in 1992
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