Portuguese teenagers are using AI apps to fabricate nude images of classmates from ordinary Instagram photos. Police and APAV say it is a crime carrying up to three years in prison — and some victims are switching schools to escape the fallout.
Odivelas and the PS force the Circular Line studies into the open, the government writes Lisbon's funiculars and elevadores into law after the Elevador da Gloria tragedy, the Algarve overtakes Greater Lisbon on rents, and Kalorama closes out the summer at Bela Vista.
📘 New Guide Published Getting a Certidão de Não Dívida in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Tax-and-Social-Security Clearance Certificate Plenty of everyday procedures in Portugal — public subsidies, contracts, some residence
Portugal's public funding for research and development passed €1 billion for the first time in 2025, the EU's third-largest increase. Yet R&D as a share of GDP fell versus 2024, and the country's research intensity remains stubbornly below the European average after a decade of catching up.
The Festas do Povo (People's Festival) opened on Saturday in the Alentejo town of Campo Maior, with more than 400,000 visitors expected. Held only when the townspeople decide, the UNESCO-listed event saw over 4,000 volunteers turn roughly 50 tonnes of paper into flowers draping more than 100 streets
Portugal has overtaken Spain to become Europe's second-largest footwear manufacturer, and the 18th globally, exporting about 93% of output to some 174 countries. The average export price rose 2.5% to about $28.25 a pair, second only to Italy, even as sector growth slowed to 0.8% in 2025.
Portugal's Competition Authority has cleared Darty, which operates the Fnac brand, to acquire eleven Staples stores in cities including Lisbon, Cascais and Santarém, ruling competition would not be significantly harmed. Fnac already runs 53 mainland stores, and Staples Portugal booked €76 million in
