
Erin Hatfield of the Parkdale Villager wrote a longer history of Toronto’s Portugal Day here, which is well worth reading.
Here’s a few of the highlights but we’ve posted many more in a Facebook page album here:
The Parade Begins:
A couple of older parade watchers:
Osler Fish Warehouse had a creative float with a big fish:
A float celebrating Portugal’s grape growing and wine-making traditions:
There were numerous floats celebrating the Saturnia, a ship that brought many Portuguese immigrants to Canada in May 1953.
Beautiful costumes on many of the participants in the parade:
And more great costumes:
This float had live chickens and sheep! Yes, live!
Of course it was important to celebrate the Portuguese War Veterans:
As mentioned above, check out our Facebook album for more pictures.
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