Marcha de Sao Domingos de Benfica
Marcha of the leafy northwestern parish around Parque Florestal de Monsanto and Sete Rios. 2025 theme 'Sao Domingos Em Flor: Amor no Laranjal' (Sao Domingos in Bloom: Love in the Orange Grove), rehearsed at Externato Maristas Lisboa under ensaiadores Ines Correia and Bruno Frazao. Padrinhos: Heitor Nunes and Jessica Vieira. Finished last (20th) in 2025.
Rehearses at the Maristas Lisboa school; theme celebrates parish's old orange groves
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Other lisbon marchas populares
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