Podence (Macedo de Cavaleiros)

Podence is a former civil parish in the municipality (concelho) of Macedo de Cavaleiros, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Podence e Santa Combinha.^[1] The population in 2011 was 250,^[2] in an area of 14.44 km².^[3]

Key Information

Podence
Civil parish
Podence Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 41°35′31″N 6°55′34″W / 41.592°N 6.926°W / 41.592; -6.926
Country	Portugal
Region	Norte
Intermunic. comm.	Terras de Trás-os-Montes
District	Bragança
Municipality	Macedo de Cavaleiros
Area
• Total	14.44 km2 (5.58 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	250
• Density	17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
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Podence is internationally known for its tradition of Careto or Caretos, during the festivities of Carnival when gangs of masked youths terrorize young girls and rob the cellars of the village.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Podence.

• Podence in azibo.org
• Careto´s Tradition Article by José Paulo Carvalho Pereira in azibo.org, February 2006
• University of Louisville Department of Anthropology
• Carnival of Podence (in Portuguese)
• Endless energy of the Caretos (in Portuguese)

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