CHEERING WITH THE BULLFIGHTERS Forget the customary images of a Spanish bullfight, with the matador standing and waving his red cape at the bull and egging him on to a charge. In Portugal, #bullfighting is an elegant and dramatic festival that celebrates horsemanship and, unlike in Spain, the bull is not killed. In the Portuguese bullfight, a cavaleiro, or rider, must place a dart into the bull from atop his horse. Horse and bull ultimately charge at each other and, as the horse veers off at the last moment to avoid an impact, the rider places a colorful, harmless dart exactly in the bull’s back muscle. Locals on the island of Terceira also enjoy an odd sport of tethered bullfighting from May to October, where visitors brave or foolish enough can go a few rounds with a bull on the city streets (imagine the famed running of the bulls event combined with bungie jumping).
Posted on: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 11:00:00 +0000
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