The week's most important Portugal stories, curated from our daily coverage. This week in Portugal: the stories that mattered most, from politics and the economy to housing, health, and culture. If you missed anything, start here. Portuguese...
Your weekly roundup from the Invicta: FC Porto open their I Liga title defence against Alverca, the metro's oldest trains lose air-conditioning above 35°C, the North bakes under drought and fire alerts, and Portugal becomes Europe's second-largest shoemaker.
📘 New Guide Published The Seguro Social Voluntário (Voluntary Social Insurance) in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide If you are self-employed, working abroad, or otherwise outside the mandatory system, the Seguro Social
Portugal's goods trade deficit widened sharply in June as imports surged far faster than exports, according to figures released on Friday, 7 August, by the Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE, Statistics Portugal). Exports of goods rose 10.0%...
Confidence among Portugal's real-estate agents has slid sharply this summer, and for the first time in a while it is the rental market — not sales — that is causing the most unease. The barometer is idealista's quarterly Índice de Sensibilidade do...
Lisbon's longest-running summer jazz institution reaches its finale on Sunday, 9 August, as the Los Angeles collective SML close the 42nd edition of Jazz em Agosto (Jazz in August) at the Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (Calouste Gulbenkian...
More than half of Portugal's adults are now overweight or obese, and the head of the country's nutritionists says the blame lies squarely with political inaction. Speaking on Friday, 8 August, Liliana Sousa, bastonária (president) of the Ordem dos...
