Marcha de Alcantara
Riverside dockworkers' bairro on Lisbon's western waterfront, one of the original 1932 marchas. Co-winner of the 2025 edition (ex aequo with Bairro Alto) with the theme 'Num Toque de Mestre, Alcantara traz a mistica do Sete', under ensaiadores Mafalda Matos and Vitor Kpez. Padrinhos: Pedro Granger and Ana Sofia Martins.
Co-winner Marchas Populares 2025; founding 1932 marcha; LX Factory / docas territory
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Other lisbon marchas populares
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The marcha of the steep funicular hill between Bairro Alto and Cais do Sodre. A tight, intensely local quarter famous for its Elevador da Bica and Santo Antonio altarinhos. 2025 theme 'Um Coracao em cada Porto' (A Heart in Every Port), rehearsed at the historic Liceu Passos Manuel under ensaiador Marco Mercier, with padrinhos Ricardo Guedes and socialite Lili Canecas. Finished 3rd in 2025.
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