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Surfing in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the FPS-Registered Surf Schools, Ericeira's World Surfing Reserve, Peniche's Supertubos, Nazaré's Praia do Norte, the Costa Vicentina Spots, the Wetsuit Calendar and the Lesson-Pricing Reality

Surfing in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the FPS-Registered Surf Schools, Ericeira's World Surfing Reserve, Peniche's Supertubos, Nazaré's Praia do Norte, the Costa Vicentina Spots, the Wetsuit Calendar and the Lesson-Pricing Reality

Portugal has Europe's only World Surfing Reserve (Ericeira), the continent's heaviest beach break (Supertubos), Nazaré's world-record wave and an FPS school registry. A practical guide to the spots, lesson pricing, the wetsuit calendar and season logistics for foreign residents.
The Portugal Brief
Sociedade Portuguesa de Diabetologia and the Ordem dos Médicos Demand Infarmed Revoke the 13 April Glucose-Sensor Circular — Generic Prescription Treats Two Medical Devices With Different Age Approvals and Different Apps as Interchangeable

Sociedade Portuguesa de Diabetologia and the Ordem dos Médicos Demand Infarmed Revoke the 13 April Glucose-Sensor Circular — Generic Prescription Treats Two Medical Devices With Different Age Approvals and Different Apps as Interchangeable

SPD president Estevão Pape and Ordem dos Médicos bastonário Carlos Cortes call Infarmed's 13 April circular a 'clinical setback'. The shift from brand-specific to generic prescription treats two CGM sensors as interchangeable — but one is approved age 2+, the other age 18+, and the apps don't talk.
The Portugal Brief
PSD and CDS-PP Pitch a 'Defender Portugal' Civic-Military Programme to Hand 18-23-Year-Olds €439.21 and a Free Driving Licence — A 3-to-6 Week Internato Aimed at the Forças Armadas' 24,500-Active-Personnel Recruitment Crisis

PSD and CDS-PP Pitch a 'Defender Portugal' Civic-Military Programme to Hand 18-23-Year-Olds €439.21 and a Free Driving Licence — A 3-to-6 Week Internato Aimed at the Forças Armadas' 24,500-Active-Personnel Recruitment Crisis

AD's parliamentary resolution would create a voluntary three-to-six-week 'Defender Portugal' programme for 18-23-year-olds — €439.21 stipend (50% of basic-instruction first-tier pay), free driving licence in military establishments. Aimed at Portugal's 24,500-active-personnel recruitment crisis.
The Portugal Brief
Ministério Público Charges Lar do Comércio in Matosinhos for the COVID-19 Deaths of 18 Residents — Six Years On, the Pandemic-Era Care-Home Accountability File Finally Reaches the Penal Code

Ministério Público Charges Lar do Comércio in Matosinhos for the COVID-19 Deaths of 18 Residents — Six Years On, the Pandemic-Era Care-Home Accountability File Finally Reaches the Penal Code

Ministério Público charges Lar do Comércio in Matosinhos and its former leadership with propagation of contagious disease aggravated by the result — 18 deaths and 3 serious-injury counts from the April–May 2020 COVID outbreak that infected 109 of the lar's residents. Indictment filed 31 March 2026.
The Portugal Brief
Portugal's Tech-Infrastructure Day on 4 May 2026 — Vibrancy Studios Lands a Lisbon Office, Guimarães Hosts a National Advanced-Computing Site and U Lisboa Releases Evaristo.ai for Plain Portuguese

Portugal's Tech-Infrastructure Day on 4 May 2026 — Vibrancy Studios Lands a Lisbon Office, Guimarães Hosts a National Advanced-Computing Site and U Lisboa Releases Evaristo.ai for Plain Portuguese

Three Portuguese tech-infrastructure signals landed within hours on 4 May 2026: Vibrancy Studios picked Lisbon as its first office outside Germany, Guimarães added a national advanced-computing site, and U Lisboa released Evaristo.ai for plain Portuguese. Evening read.
The Portugal Brief
Portugal's Electricity Consumption Climbs 3.5% Through April 2026 — REN Reads a Demand Story Built on a Cold February, an Industrial Rebound, EV Stock and a Data-Centre Pipeline

Portugal's Electricity Consumption Climbs 3.5% Through April 2026 — REN Reads a Demand Story Built on a Cold February, an Industrial Rebound, EV Stock and a Data-Centre Pipeline

REN: Portugal's electricity consumption rose 3.5% in January-April 2026 versus 2025. Evening analysis of the four demand drivers — cold February, industrial rebound, EV stock, data-centre pipeline — and what they mean for grid CAPEX, MIBEL and the RED III file at the Court of Justice.
The Portugal Brief