In Lisbon, June is synonymous with party. The tight streets of Alfama, Grace and Mouraria are filled with music, smell to baked sardines, colorful and basil balloons. The popular saints are one of the most celebrated moments in the capital, highlighting June 13, when the St. Anthony celebrates. However, among simultaneous marriages, marriages and camps, the organization can become a challenge.
This is precisely why Maria Braga, founder of MBI – Excelrate Your Business, created ‘Santo Excel’: a file designed to help the most undecided and disorganized to take the best party from this festive season.
An Excel for the saints?
According to Antena 3, it was in the context of the program ‘mornings of 3’ that Maria Braga received the challenge. Passionate about sheets of calculation, he decided to apply his talent to the organization of popular saints, creating a file that list villages, concert schedules, locations and even logistics suggestions.
The file is free, can be consulted online and is frequently updated to include new information, last -minute changes and practical tips.
Arraiais in Alfama, Weddings in Santo António
‘Santo Excel’ contains information on major events in the most traditional neighborhoods. In Alfama, for example, the villages extend to dawn with concerts and snack stalls. Grace, Bica and Bairro Alto are also among the highlights.
Add the publication that the file allows to filter parties by date, neighborhood or type of event. A useful tool, especially for those who want to avoid zones with greater agglomeration.
A practical guide with sardine flavor
In addition to the camps, ‘Santo Excel’ also includes details about the popular marches and the weddings of Santo António, which take place in the Cathedral of Lisbon. According to the same source, this information is presented with hyperligation, thematic colors and intuitive navigation menus.
There is also a section dedicated to transport, allowing the user to choose the best routes due to the party venue.
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What if it rains?
Yes, even that was considered. The file contains nominations on alternatives in covered spaces and recommendations of locations with tents or closed enclosures.
There are also safety and hygiene suggestions, such as avoiding glass glasses or paying attention to personal belongings, explains the site.
For tourists and places
‘Santo Excel’ is available in Portuguese, but is easily understood by tourists who visit Lisbon at this time. It refers to the same source as visual simplicity and the use of universal icons make the file accessible to all.
The objective, according to Maria Braga, is to make the popular saints more organized, without removing the charm of unpredictability.
A digital solution for a popular tradition
Although popular saints have popular and spontaneous roots, digitization seems inevitable. Saint Excel comes to prove that tradition can go hand in hand with technology.
The initiative has already been shared on social networks and, according to the same source, adhesion is growing. Many users report that they finally managed to make plans in advance without feeling that they lost something.
Did Excel who became a tradition?
Maria Braga does not exclude the possibility of replicating the concept in other cities such as Porto or Braga, adapting the file to the particularities of each region, in statements to Antena 3.
For now, ” remains as an exclusively Lisbon guide, but it may become a digital tradition in the coming years.
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