Real name: Grupo Folclórico de Cidacos

The “Grupo Folclórico de Cidacos”, with place in the “Casa do Senhor da Pedra”, in “Quinta de Cidacos”, whose adress is: Rua Padre Alírio de Melo, Post code 3720-209 – Oliveira de Azeméis, has iniciated it´s activity on 15 August 1960 in the traditional festivities of the city Oliveira de Azeméis, “Festas de La Salette, ” whith the particulary purposo to not lose the folklore of the region. There were some dificulties in obtaining the dances, however, with luck they were discovered among the elder.
This group, “Grupo Folclórico de Cidacos” represents whith loyelty the dances, the music, the traditional clothes and the traditions of it´s region, from the epoch 1980 to 1910 (see the old pictures). Every Saturday nights they meet each other to dance.
The group is a family. Each member has family between them: brothers, cousins, sisters-in-law, parents, sons and netius (three generations).
The seat ´s group , where the group keep the clothes and the musical instruments, was given total free by the Director of the group, Mrs. Isabel Maria Seabra Amador Valente Sá Oliveira Calejo, member of CIOFF - Conseil Internacional das Organisations de Festivais de Folklore et d`Arts Traditionnels, founded in France.
The group is founder member of the Portuguese Folklore Federation – Federação Folclore Português, also founder member of the Famoa - Federação das Associações do Município de Oliveira de Azeméis, and has it´s inscription on the INATEL - Instituto Nacional Tempos Livres.