While Portugal remains one of the most-pinned destinations for skate travel in the post-pandemic years, the leading light for what the local scene has going on has been provided by Lisbon’s Cybercafé Skateshop.
It is no secret that we love a part shared between best friends, so today we are proud to present their latest: “JOGO DUPLO,” which is a joint part between best friends Daniel Crespo and Luis Ceita, who grew up skating together in Barreiro, a city across the river from Lisbon.
Ever go on a perfect trip? One where everything goes right and not a single person complains the entire time? This past winter, we went on a perfect trip — to Lisbon.
What does that have to do with anything?
Not much, beyond the fact that Cybercafé, the shop in Lisbon, seems like they just went on a perfect trip — across the Algarve, Portugal’s southern coastal region.
Hard to think of a city whose spots contain as vibrant of an array of surfaces as Lisbon. You have the limestone Portuguese pavement that they’re famous for, but also a symphony of shitty bricks, worn-out asphalt and plain ol’ cobblestones all careening around maybe a sliver of smooth marble — oh and, there might be a tree waiting for you at the bottom of the bank.
As a result, Portuguese skate videos — which have become an omnipresent fixture on the front pages of Free, Grey, Vague, Pocket, Bubble et al. — have honed this unmistakable look that keeps them wholly distinct from all the other European scenes. There’s an extra ASMR-ness to the footage; that one longass slappy 5050 down the curb has to be one of the most satisfying clips in recent memory. Some of the other clips are masterworks in precision and timing.
