Ermal Island is a peninsula situated in the Ermal Dam, parish of Mosteiro, municipality of Vieira do Minho

Vieira do Minho

Vieira do Minho is a municipality in the district of Braga, in the north of Portugal.The municipality has 21 parishes and a population of 14,474 inhabitants....

, about 25 km north of Braga

Braga

Braga , a city in the Braga Municipality in northwestern Portugal, is the capital of the Braga District, the oldest archdiocese and the third major city of the country. Braga is the oldest Portuguese city and one of the oldest Christian cities in the World...

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The hard rock – heavy metal music festival "Festival da Ilha do Ermal" takes places in Ermal. The bands which have performed at Ermal include Sepultura

Sepultura

Sepultura is a Brazilian heavy metal band from Belo Horizonte, formed in 1984. The band was a major force in the death metal, thrash metal and ultimately groove metal realms during the late 1980s and early 1990s, with their later experiments melding nu metal, hardcore punk and industrial.Sepultura...

 and Angra

Angra (band)

Angra is a Brazilian metal band from São Paulo, Brazil known for its symphonic interludes, highly technical instrumental playing and Brazilian regional elements.- Biography :...

. Beyond music, this event provides varied activities: rural tourism, climbing, Handle Ski, boating, horse rides etc.