Chapitô
The country's only circus school also runs a circus workshop for kids, and each carnival its students lead a costumed parade anyone can join.
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Chapitô runs Portugal's only circus school from a hillside building on Costa do Castelo, below the castle. Alongside the professional school for teenagers, it offers circus courses for the public, including a circus workshop for kids, plus its own theater company, shows, a community center and a restaurant.
Each year its students lead a costumed carnival parade through the old town that families can watch or join.