Photography: Maria Burnay
On Friday, April 19th, the AZUL Awards ceremony took place at Ribeira D’Ilhas Surf Restaurant & Bar.
This was not only an evening to celebrate the Ericeira and Mafra region but also a gathering for encounters, socializing, music, humor and emotions.
It was the first of what is intended to be an annual gala celebrating and recognizing the Best of Ericeira and the remaining Mafra region
Fifteen individuals and collective entities who have excelled in various fields were awarded, with room for a couple of posthumous trophies and two special trophies.
The winners of the various categories of these trophies – produced by Mad Plastic – were elected through an online vote after the list of nominees was defined by a Honorary Committee composed of experts.
The afternoon, which began with a cocktail on the terrace of the “national surfing visiting room”, continued with a Greek Lyre moment featuring Margarida Marcelino outside Ribeira D’Ilhas Surf Restaurant & Bar.
The ceremony, hosted with great vivacity by the host and comedian Paulo Oliveira, from Bang Produções, took place inside the establishment, interspersed with musical moments by Danny Nascimento, after the presentation by the Digital Artists duo FalcaoLucas of an Instagram filter created for this event.
The list of winners of this inaugural edition of the AZUL Awards – Ericeira Mag was as follows:
Personalities
Jagoz Identity – Sandra Teixeira aka ‘Sandra Preta’ | Posthumous Award to Rui Arsénio
International Community – Ericeira International Community Meetup
Sports – Martim Oliveira
Surfing – Martim Fortes
Bodyboarding – Filipa Broeiro | Posthumous Award to Fernando Cordeiro aka ‘Nani’
Music – Manuel Rocha
Fine Arts – Nark (Hugo Pinhão)
Photography – Cátia Alpedrinha
Cultural Promotion – Instituto de Cultura Europeia e Atlântica (Institute of European and Atlantic Culture)
Best Local Business Store – Natália Julião
Best Restaurant – Emme
Best Accommodation – Aethos
Business Excellence – PMPR
Innovation and Technology – Amanecer Floral
Sustainability – Tomra
For the final stretch of the Gala, two Special Awards were given to the Mafra Municipal Council – for the Ericeira Best Tourism Village 2023 award – and to AZUL – Ericeira Mag itself, for the recent recognition as the Best Bilingual Digital Culture Magazine at the Travel & Tourism Awards 2024.
This initiative was sponsored by Consumer Choice (Technical Partner) and Ericeira Market – Communication Partner.
The Partners of the AZUL – Ericeira Mag Awards ’24 were the Technical and Professional School of Mafra (ETPM), Quinta da Boa Esperança, A Casa das Casas – Ericeira Real Estate, 5 e Meio – Craft Beer, Gin O Benefício, Mean Sardine Brewery, Last Call, Mad Plastic and FalcaoLucas.
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