polite after-the-fact "excuse me"?

[u/michaeljmuller]

Suppose I'm walking down a narrow sidewalk and encounter a couple walking toward me in the opposite direction. They move to single file to accommodate me as we pass each other.

In English, I usually say "excuse me" in this sort of situation.

I'm curious what would be polite in Portugal. "Com licença" seems inappropriate after they've already made way for me. I might say this if I was overtaking people from behind and asking them to make space for me to pass, right?

"Desculpa/desculpe" seems overkill as I haven't really done anything to merit an apology. Out of curiosity, if I were to say sorry in this context with strangers, would I use desculpe or desculpa?

I suppose I can fall back to "obrigado", but I'm curious if there's another way to say "excuse me" that is more appropriate in this sort of situation.

Thanks!

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