Florianópolis - Festa da Tainha

Festa da Tainha

From July 25th to 28th the Festa da Tainha, a festival of Azorean origin, is celebrated in Barra da Lagoa. The main dish during the festival is the tainha (grey mullet), which is caught during the cold months of the year in large trawl nets. The great attraction of the festival lies in the music and dancing from different parts of Portugal - particularly, of course, from the Azores.