[3] Mazagão Velho is known for the Festival of São Tiago which takes place between 16 and 28 July, and re-enacts the war between the Moors and the Christians.

[4] In 1769, the Portuguese colony of Mazagão in Morocco (nowadays called El Jadida) was abandoned.

The isolation in the middle of the Amazon rainforest, epidemics, and failed rice harvests led to a large part of the population leaving the town.

[7] The Festival of São Tiago is held annually between 16 and 28 July, and re-enacts the war between the Moors and the Christians.

[4] The festival starts in church with a public mass,[8] afterwards the party and re-enactment of the battle spreads throughout the village.