The 2025 Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) Lusofonia Festival wrapped up on Sunday after two consecutive weekends at the Taipa Houses complex, celebrating the cultures of Portuguese-speaking countries (PSCs) through their respective music, traditional dance, arts and crafts, and cuisine.
Among the festival’s booths and vendors, the Portugal booth drew festivalgoers to sample its sangria.
Sangria, an alcoholic beverage originating in Spain and Portugal, is a wine-based punch made with red wine, chopped fruit, and often a splash of brandy or citrus juice. It’s sweet and fruity, and is popular at social gatherings.
In an interview with the Post on Saturday, José, one of the representatives of the Portugal booth, said that their aim was to offer festivalgoers a taste of Portuguese culture.
“In our stand, we prepared sangria for the Macau locals, aiming to transmit the Portuguese culture to the locals that don’t know anything about it,” he said, adding that their sangria followed the traditional recipe without modern twists. “It doesn’t stand out, it’s the classic sangria,” he said, adding that “we are not trying to make it differently, and we just want people to understand our culture and the simplicity of it.”
The Portugal booth aimed to showcase the Iberian country’s culture to local people of different ethnic backgrounds by putting authenticity above novelty.
Representatives of the Portugal booth pose with their cups of sangria during the second week of the 2025 Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) Lusofonia Festival on Saturday. – Photo: Khalel Vallo
