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A Torres Vedras Cliff Yields What May Be Portugal's Most Complete Dinosaur

A Torres Vedras Cliff Yields What May Be Portugal's Most Complete Dinosaur

Palaeontologists working the cliffs at the mouth of the Sizandro river have recovered an armoured ankylosaur estimated to be about 85% complete — potentially the most complete dinosaur skeleton ever found in the country.

The Portugal Brief 01 Aug 2026

Portugal Steps Up Sea-and-Land Patrols Off the Algarve After a Migrant Surge Overwhelms Ceuta

Portugal Steps Up Sea-and-Land Patrols Off the Algarve After a Migrant Surge Overwhelms Ceuta

The Maritime Police and the Navy are running daily patrols along the Algarve coast after roughly 60,000 people crossed from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, though no mass arrivals have been reported in Portugal.

The Portugal Brief 01 Aug 2026

The Bank of Portugal Tightens Mortgage Limits From Today, Cutting the Maximum Debt-Service Ratio to 45%

The Bank of Portugal Tightens Mortgage Limits From Today, Cutting the Maximum Debt-Service Ratio to 45%

From 1 August, new Banco de Portugal rules cap the share of income a household can commit to loan repayments at 45%, tighten banks' room for exceptions, and simplify maximum loan terms by age.

The Portugal Brief 01 Aug 2026

The Lisboa Brief — Week of 1 August 2026: Cais do Sodré Metro Goes Dark for Three Weeks, a New Barometer Marks Down the Capital's Streets, and August's Free Festival Season Opens

The Lisboa Brief — Week of 1 August 2026: Cais do Sodré Metro Goes Dark for Three Weeks, a New Barometer Marks Down the Capital's Streets, and August's Free Festival Season Opens

Lisbon settles into its August timetable: the Cais do Sodré metro closes for three weeks of Circular Line works, a new regional barometer praises the capital's transport but marks down cleanliness and safety, Almada's water stays rationed into September, and the free street-magic season opens.

The Portugal Brief 01 Aug 2026

General Daily Briefing — Saturday, 1 August 2026

General Daily Briefing — Saturday, 1 August 2026

Good morning. Here is your Saturday briefing for 1 August 2026 — six stories shaping Portugal today, from a new chief at the tax office to a brewer’s shorter working week, plus a new guide to granting a power of attorney and a partner note on buying property in the

The Portugal Brief 01 Aug 2026

A television broadcast camera and a reporter holding a CNN Portugal microphone, with studio monitors showing CNN Portugal and TVI behind, both Media Capital channels

Media Capital Slides Into a EUR1.6 Million Half-Year Loss After Betting on the World Cup and Its Newsroom

TVI's owner Media Capital fell to a EUR1.6 million first-half loss despite 4% revenue growth, after heavy spending on a busy news calendar and an extraordinary investment in the 2026 World Cup pushed costs up faster than income and lifted net debt to EUR41.2 million.

The Portugal Brief 01 Aug 2026

The metallic-clad domed SSE Hydro arena at the Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow, the venue behind Martifer's settled dispute

Martifer Pays GBP9 Million to Close a Fifteen-Year-Old Glasgow Building Dispute, Clearing Its Last Big Liability

The Portuguese steel-structures group Martifer will pay GBP9 million (about EUR10.4 million) to settle a long-running Court of Session case over the Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow, closing what it calls its sole remaining contingent liability as a takeover battle plays out.

The Portugal Brief 01 Aug 2026

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