Dancers on stage throwing a fellow dancer into the air during the show Vagabundus
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Pictured Dance performance "Vagabundus" Franco-Mozambican Cultural Center
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José Craveirinha
Biography of the month

José Craveirinha

National Poet of Mozambique · 1922–2003

Considered the greatest Mozambican poet and one of the most important voices in Portuguese-language African literature. Born in Lourenço Marques (now Maputo) in 1922, the son of a Portuguese father and Ronga mother, Craveirinha intensely experienced the contr…

Camões Prize 1991National Poet
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Matapa
Dish of the month

Matapa

Traditional Mozambican cuisine

Traditional dish made with cassava leaves, peanuts, shrimp and coconut milk. One of the most emblematic dishes of Mozambican cuisine, especially popular in the southern part of the country.

45 min 4 people Medium
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Culture · 24 Sep 2026 Ka-Mubukwana celebra Forças Armadas com dança e canto tradicionais A Escola Secundária Zedequias Manganhela, no bairro 25 de Junho, distrito municipal Ka-Mubukwana, foi, esta quinta-feira (24), palco de manifestações culturais.
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