{"id":8,"date":"2026-10-31T10:49:23","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T10:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siteonthego.com\/demo\/lisbon-skate-collective\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T10:49:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T10:49:23","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/siteonthego.com\/demo\/lisbon-skate-collective\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About \u2014 Lisbon Skate Collective"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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About Us<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

Born on the sidewalks of Alc\u00e2ntara.<\/em><\/h1>\n\n\n

Twenty-seven years of pushed mongo, questionable decisions and the best community in Lisbon. Here’s how a cracked patch of concrete became a collective.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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Our Story<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

No sponsors. No plan. Just a bag of wax and a cracked curb.<\/h2>\n\n\n

In the summer of 1998, five friends from Alc\u00e2ntara dragged a broken pallet, two planks and a lot of optimism onto the concrete behind the old warehouses. That improvised mini skatepark became our headquarters \u2014 the boards got better, the scars got fancier, the friendship stayed exactly the same.<\/p>\n\n\n

By 2003 we were selling decks out of a garage. By 2009, Saturday lessons. Today the Collective runs weekly street rides, a proper little shop and a kids’ program that fills every weekend slot weeks in advance.<\/p>\n\n\n

Parents, a word: we get it. Knees, elbows and helmets go hand in hand. Our kids’ programs put safety first without ever killing the fun \u2014 if your kid wants to shred, we make sure they come home smiling (and mostly intact).<\/p>\n\n\n

Come Say Ol\u00e1<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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Milestones<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

Twenty-seven years, four wheels at a time.<\/h2>\n\n<\/header>\n\n\n
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  1. \n 1998<\/span>\n

    First session behind the Alc\u00e2ntara warehouses. The “ramp” was a pallet. It was perfect.<\/p>\n <\/li>\n

  2. \n 2003<\/span>\n

    First box of decks sold out of Rui’s garage. The shop has smelt of grip tape ever since.<\/p>\n <\/li>\n

  3. \n 2009<\/span>\n

    Saturday lessons officially launch. Six kids show up; three of them now coach here.<\/p>\n <\/li>\n

  4. \n 2016<\/span>\n

    The first Alc\u00e2ntara Bowl Challenge draws 200 skaters and one very confused seagull.<\/p>\n <\/li>\n

  5. \n 2024<\/span>\n

    300+ students a year, six coaches on deck and a kids’ program with a waiting list we’re genuinely sorry about.<\/p>\n <\/li>\n <\/ol>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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    How We Ride<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

    Three rules, zero attitude.<\/h2>\n\n<\/header>\n\n\n
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    <\/path><\/path><\/svg>Safety first, always<\/h3>\n\n\n

    Helmets on the little ones, pads on the ramp days, and falling technique before flip tricks. We’ve earned our scars so our students don’t have to earn all of theirs.<\/p>\n\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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    <\/circle><\/circle><\/path><\/svg>Everyone skates<\/h3>\n\n\n

    Age, style, skill level \u2014 irrelevant. First time standing on a board or filming a part for the crew, you get the same high-five and the same respect.<\/p>\n\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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    <\/path><\/path><\/svg>Street is home<\/h3>\n\n\n

    We skate the city, so we look after it. No wax on private ledges, no trash at the spots, and we always leave a spot cleaner than we found it.<\/p>\n\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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    The Crew<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

    The people who keep us rolling.<\/h2>\n\n<\/header>\n\n\n
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    Mateus Fonseca<\/h3>\n\n\n

    Shop & Gear<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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    In\u00eas Duarte<\/h3>\n\n\n

    Head Coach<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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    Tiago Braga<\/h3>\n\n\n

    Rides & Events<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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    Beatriz Lopes<\/h3>\n\n\n

    Kids Program<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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    Twenty-seven years in. Your turn.<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n

    Whether you’re eight or eighty, the first push is the hardest. We’ll handle the rest \u2014 book a session and find out.<\/p>\n\n\n

    \n Book a Lesson<\/a>\n See the Gallery<\/a>\n <\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n<\/main>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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