Luanda, Nov. 10, 2025 (Lusa) - The Pirotecnia Minhota group will be responsible for the fireworks for the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of Angola's independence, a 12-minute show synchronised to music over Luanda Bay.

The project, developed by the Portuguese company in partnership with its Angolan subsidiary Arte & Fogos, will be a pyromusical show, with fire and sound synchronised to the rhythm of the music chosen by the committee organising the celebrations.

"It's fireworks synchronised to music. The client chose the soundtrack, and it's a surprise," André Duarte, managing partner of Arte & Fogos, explained to Lusa.

The show will last between 12 and 15 minutes, covering around 250 metres of Luanda Bay, and will involve a team of around 20 Portuguese and Angolan technicians.

"There are three days of work on the waterfront, plus a week of pre-assembly in the warehouse," said André Duarte.

The material was produced in Portugal and imported to Angola, with assembly, programming, and technical execution carried out in Luanda.

"It's all a job done both with the technicians who came from Portugal and with the technicians here in Angola," he said, adding that the team involves 20 people.

The company also emphasised that different types of materials and effects would be used, with no repeats: "We have 12 minutes with no repeats. In other words, always different materials. A very wide variety of materials, colours and effects," he said.

The entire perimeter will be fenced off to comply with the law's security requirements.

"We have the presence of the National Police. The Angolan fire brigade is present. All this has been done in agreement with all the competent authorities, so that the result is good, safe and beautiful," said the representative of the Portuguese company.

Pirotecnia Minhota, a centenary company based in Portugal with offices in Madeira and Angola, has a long history in Angola.

"The first big job was during the 30 years of independence, the second during the 40s, and the third will now be during the 50s," recalled André Duarte.

In Portugal, the group also maintains "a consolidated presence with events all year round", he explained, emphasising that the most intense times are "New Year's Eve and the summer months, especially June, July, August and September", with Easter also being one of the periods of greatest demand.

However, he recognises that the sector has faced difficulties due to the restrictions imposed by the forest fires. "In recent years, we've had some prohibitions due to the fires, some difficulties in Portugal (...). This year has made our work very difficult; we've had a lot of work cancelled," he lamented.

Despite this, he says that the company does not compromise safety or act outside the right conditions. "We were the first to say that if the conditions aren't right or if the fire season is really bad, we don't want to do it, because we don't want to be the cause of it. We don't want the bans to be made blindly," said André Duarte.

The company stressed that all events are carried out safely, in coordination with the fire brigade, civil protection and the competent authorities, a principle that also guides the show in Luanda.

With a slight inclination towards the sea, to reflect the fireworks over the waters of Luanda Bay, the show promises to transform the Marginal into a postcard for the celebrations of the half-century of Angolan independence on the night of Monday to Tuesday.

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