About us

TheSame8 — Find your 8 in Lisbon

Lisbon is full of one-off dinners, networking nights, and "let's stay in touch" conversations that never go anywhere. thesame8 is the opposite of that.

We build pods of 8 people who meet twice a month for a full 6-month season — the same faces, every time. Instead of collecting acquaintances, you actually build a circle of people you'll still call (or talk to) long after the season ends.

Who this is for People in Lisbon "locals and internationals alike" who are past the small-talk phase and want real, recurring friendships. Every pod is hand-assembled and capped at 50% Portuguese, 50% international, balanced for age, energy, and shared interests. No algorithms, no giant rooms of strangers. A real person places you with people you'll genuinely click with.

How it works:

Apply in about 4 minutes and tell us your interests and the "tracks" you care about (Build, Create, Move, Mind, Taste, Play).

Within 7 days we place you in a pod of 8.

You meet 2 times a month for 6 months — 12 gatherings total.
At the end of the season, pods reshuffle: you keep the friends you made and meet a new eight. The network compounds.
What we actually do No two pods look the same each one picks its own rhythm. A typical season might include:

A pod welcome dinner in a member's flat in Príncipe Real
Sunset drinks on a rooftop in Bairro Alto
A Sintra hike followed by a tasca lunch
A Chess Society night over boards and drinks in Chiado
Film & wine evenings at Cinema Ideal
A food crawl through Time Out Market
A cooking class making pastéis with a local chef
Vintage & vinyl hunting at Feira da Ladra
A beginner-friendly surf day at Caparica
A ceramic-painting workshop in Marvila
A sunset sail on the Tejo
A graduation dinner where all pods come together

The goal A second draft of Lisbon — one made of familiar faces. Come once and you've met some interesting people. Come for a season and you've found your people.

Half of every pod is Portuguese, always. Locals get a discount.

Apply now and find your 8.

Website: https://thesame8.com
Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/the.same.8