One or two steps from the end

After a week resting our bodies and souls, we finally got to Moura, in Alentejo. We're now staying in Serpa's Camping, and we found some cool kids here. This weekend, a mediaevel market will take the village and we expect to taken 500 years back. For now, here are some images of Alqueva's Alentejo. See you soon!

Down Hill ´09 Minhoteira - Portugal -

The Association of Gravity Sports, Ideia Veloz, along with the Forum Longboarderz organized Minhoteira Down Hill'09.
With the support of the City of Oliveira de Azemeis, the Energy Shop, AboardShop.net, and Red Bull it will be possible to hold the event.

Here is the site where you can access all the information and regulations

www.ideiaveloz.webs.com

An invitation to one day well spent, in constant contact with nature.

A video about Minhoteira Click Here 

Once again, rising from deep oblivion...

here we are! Right in the midle of our journey. We've been over a month on the road, from Caminha to Porto during the first week, there to Aveiro in the week after, from there to São Pedro de Moel, and finaly arrived to Ericeira, near home. Clean sheets and nice food...

Too many things have happened since we last posted here, and it became hard to keep up with all the news. After having all the sponsorings closed we got ourselves on the way to Portugal by Skate's second edition. In Oporto longboard scene is far more developped than in Lisboa, or so it seems. We've been received by the Longboarderz Team: they took us to some of the coolest places to ride longboard in the northern Portugal, such as Matosinhos,

Gaia where we spent our "Go Skateboarding Day",

and Carvoeiro, some kick ass roads...

In Ovar we had some company again for some longboarding miles, and again we were presented to some cool agressive oldschool downhill roads: Minhoteira. Deep Portugal with wide open minded locals.

Longboard workshops in the Youth Hostels have been working prety good too! We truly realize that longboard skate is almost unknown for most of the kids, and it's a pleasure and a privilege to get them in touch with our passion.

Click here to watch our video trailer for 2008. Trailer #2 and trailer #3.

Half the way gone, or half of the way to come, we finally have our oficial website online! It's HERE! And thanks to Us2Rs and to Paulo Arraiano. It's thanks to him again that we have this lovely tees! Check them out! 100% cotton and it costs 20€ each (+ shipping when to out of Portugal: please call us to +351 96 855 00 49 or send us an email to portugaldeskate@gmail.com), for those who are registered in longboarderz.forumeiros.com. So hurry up and register! It's the newest longboard forum, where we can share spots and hints.



400 kms gone, 600 kms to come, and something made it possible: lot's of Luso water, a Tatonka backpack, Vans Shoes, and our perfectly hand made cruising boards, LabSk8 longboards... Check them out HERE. And that's for the world to know that Portugal is not only good at making red wine and corks!

Finally ready to go!

All the sporsorships requirements are now closed: we're happy about our support, and without it Portugal by Skate wouldn't work!

Therefore we must thank to Movijovem that will provide acommodations in Pousadas da Juventude, to DJ Cheve who is going to bring to PortugalbySkate a soundystem, take nice photos, drive the van and ride toOo...

Our gratitude to IDT which institutionalized (sorry if you can find this word in your dictionary) our desire to do something for society.

A huge thanks to Central de Cervejas, to Panegara and to Agel. Also to SG Consulting, to Gabinete de Terapias Manuais which will look after participants health and to AboardShop that keeps giving it's skates for everyone to use.

A big hug to those who still believe and cherish our philosophy, such as Família Fazuma, OndaSurf, Conquilha, JCServ, Cenas a Pedal, Aqui Brazil! and everyone we don't mention here.

And a big thanks, gracias, grazie, danke, merci, arigato, to all the friends that make our insanes ideas look as perfectly normal ideas.

Our new site is getting dressed too: meanwhile watch some cool videos at http://www.portugaldeskate.org/, our new internet adress.

Contest " a slogan for Portugal by Skate"

Portugal by Skate is always on the road, and we've been in Porto last weekend to see Família Fazuma's Show in Casa da Música. And of course, spent half the day riding the wonderful waves of the precint around the building. In that afternoon we got to meet part of the family of Fazuma. Check their work out HERE

Meanwhile, think of a slogan that suits Portugal by Skte philosophy and win a Lush DVD with the coolest rides in UK. Send your slogan to portugaldeskate@gmail.com, we'll publish your slogans and the chosen one by the visitors will win a Lush DVD!