Maputo: Mafalala Suburb Guided Walking Tour

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Maputo: Mafalala Suburb Guided Walking Tour

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Explore Mafalala suburb on a guided walking tour in Maputo. Learn about the homeland of the best all-time football player of Portugal.

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Highlights

This tour is carried out by a guide who loves telling story of his country
It is a 3 hours walking starting and closing in praça 21 de Outubro
Walk with us and keep good memories
Learn about macua ethnic group and 'tofo' dance
Learn about Ricardo Chibanga the first African bullfighter

Description

Discover the multicultural suburb in Maputo on a guided tour in Mafalala. Learn about macua ethnic group culture, and see where some of the most important people in Mozambique lived. Meet your guide and walk together to Mafalala suburb. Hear about the most important people in Mozambique who called Mafalala home. Discover the homeland of the best all-time football player of Portugal, Eusébio da Silva. Visit the local soccer field where the 2000 Olympic games gold winner, Maria de Lurdes Mutola, played for a men's team. Learn about the best marrabenta (local music) musicians who lived in the area. Discover the political history of Mafalala, as the suburb where the two Presidents of the Republic of Mozambique lived, Samora Machel and Joaquim Chissano. Learn about the most recognized writers who lived in Mafalala, including Noémia de Sousa and José Craveirinha. Finish the tour with a better understanding of the area's history and its significance in Mozambique. Learn about Ricardo Chibanga, the Mozambican man who made his matador debut in 1971 in Seville, becoming the 'first of African descent to perform professionally in the sport'. Learn about the peace monument in peace square, a peace agreement memorial representing the end of 16 year brutal civil war in Mozambique.