They will dance in Santa Marta, Alcouce, and Postemirón in the morning, and in Paredes and As Salinas in the afternoon.
Madamas and Galáns are preparing for the start of the Entroido de Cobres, Vilaboa’s most eagerly awaited celebration, which begins tomorrow with a tour through the town’s neighbourhoods. Starting at 11:00 a.m., the carnival group will visit Santa Marta de Bértola and the Alcouce square in Figueirido, continuing at 1:00 p.m. in Postemirón. In the afternoon, dancers and musicians will head to the old road in Paredes at 4:00 p.m. and finish an hour later in As Salinas de Ulló.
A QR code, accessible via the website entroidodecobres.es, allows real-time tracking of the Madamas and Galáns, helping locals and visitors to follow the festivities both on this first day of the Entroido and during the events taking place from 1 to 4 March. The same website also offers information about Vilaboa’s food and drink options. Restaurants, taverns, traditional “furanchos”, cafés, and tapas bars provide the perfect way to enjoy local cuisine to the rhythm of the Entroido.
The Asociación Cultural Cobres, which organises the Entroido in collaboration with the local council, highlights the deep roots of this celebration in Vilaboa, especially in the parishes of San Adrián and Santa Cristina, where being a Madama or Galán is an honour—sometimes passed down through family tradition, and sometimes a dream fulfilled by a new generation.
Sara Gómez and Rafa Malvar, who dance together as Madama and Galán, feel that their costumes have “immeasurable sentimental value.” Her first dress was borrowed, and later she acquired her own, which she updates and personalises each year. That’s another special feature of the Entroido de Cobres costumes—no two are alike, though all follow the same aesthetic guidelines. The Galán costume is simpler, with fewer ribbons and sparkles. Rafa Malvar personalised his with a peacock and a butterfly on the hat, and ribbons bearing the year 2015 — when he started dancing — and another with his name.
