Portuguese bullfighting - pega de caras

The forcados are a group of eight men who challenge the bull directly, without any protection or weapon of defense. The front man provokes the bull into a charge to perform a pega de caras. The front man secures the animal's head and is quickly aided by his fellows who surround and secure the animal until he is subdued.

Albufeira bullring, august 5, 2009

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Entertainment

Tags:

• Portuguese
• bullfighting
• pega
• de
• caras
• Albufeira

[celfocus]

the best show in the world....i love it...

[IXAMXNOTXDEAD]

@therieri That guy in the front is still pretty brave

[therieri]

The bulls horns are sawed, filled wit saw dust, and covered with leather. These guys show up at the end of the race when the bull is already tired and sick, that's how fucking heroic this is...