Praça de Touros do Campo Pequeno
Campo Pequeno — Praça de Touros do Campo Pequeno — is Lisbon’s current bullring, built in 1892 and designed by António José Dias da Silva. It holds about 10,000 people, with 6,848 seats, and hosts more than matador-style racing: bull races sit alongside musical concerts, fairs, and exhibitions. Bullfighting in Lisbon reaches back into royal and civic power. In 1578, King Sebastian ordered the erection of the first known bullring in Lisbon, at Xabregas, while later venues included bullrings built in the 18th century in Junqueira, Belém, Anunciada, and Salitre. The Portuguese Mafra palace documents dated 1741 record early references to bull races in Campo Pequeno’s square, where a small wooden enclosure served the public. The present arena follows a chain of predecessors: the earlier Campo de Santana bullring operated from 1831 to 1888, then was barred by an inspection citing security and poor conservation. …
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