Hundreds and hundreds of Azoreans gathered to dance the chamarrita and many others watched this initiative. The desire was common: to conquer the record again and bring it back to the Region; it was enough to exceed the number of 747 people. And so it was.

In Pico, on 23 July 2015, 544 dancers broke a Guinness record with the 'World's Largest Chamarrita'. It has since been broken several times, including by the Mississauga Portuguese Cultural Centre, where a Portuguese community in Mississauga, Canada, on 17 September 2022 gathered 747 people to dance the 'Vira Geral'.

The record was once again surpassed and returned on Sunday to the Azores, now by 812 dancers from various islands, precisely eight years after the record obtained in 2015.

Hundreds of people came together on this occasion and danced the typical chamarrita of Pico. It was five minutes of dancing, frenetic energy and socializing, followed by thirty long minutes of waiting, until judge Pravin Patel of Guinness World Records announced the total number of participants, which had broken the previous record. This motivated a great celebration, culminating in the award of the certificate of the record for "Largest Portuguese folk dance".

The event was part of the Madalena Festivities, aiming to promote one of the most intrinsic local traditions.

The Regional Secretary for Finance was one of the 812 dancers who broke the Guinness record. Speaking to TSF, Duarte Freitas emphasized the cultural and social importance of chamarrita, which can be seen as an elixir of energy for those who practice it.

Azoreans from all islands, even from Corvo, took part in the event. Vera Câmara is from Corvo and says she loves to dance chamarrita. When she heard that the event was going to happen, she travelled to Pico.

Sérgio Gonçalves, from Madalena, also took part in the event: "It was magnificent to participate and feel all that human warmth, dedication, sense of cultural responsibility and knowledge about this major dance, which is a trademark of Azorean culture", he says.

Graça Borges, from Santa Luzia, could not be present at the 2015 event, for health reasons. But this year not even the possibility of not having a dance partner stopped her from dancing. "I decided to take part and it was very emotional to see so many people joining so that we could reach Guinness", she says.