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Almada Homes Under the Airport Flight Path Can Claim up to 5,000 Euros for Soundproof Windows, Once the Council Opens Applications

Almada Homes Under the Airport Flight Path Can Claim up to 5,000 Euros for Soundproof Windows, Once the Council Opens Applications

Almada's Menos Ruído regulation pays 100 percent of acoustic windows, shutter boxes and insulation, up to 5,000 euros, for listed streets under the Lisbon approach.

The Portugal Brief 25 Sep 2026

A ferry moored at the Cais do Sodré pier in Lisbon in hazy evening light, with a gull overhead and the Ponte 25 de Abril faint in the distance

Transtejo Wants Tourists to Pay More Than 2 Euros for the Cacilhas Crossing, While Monthly Passes Stay Where They Are

More than 90 percent of single tickets on the Cais do Sodré to Cacilhas ferry are sold to tourists, the company's chair says. He will seek an above-inflation rise to cut its reliance on the state budget.

The Portugal Brief 24 Sep 2026

Almada's Water Will Come From a Seixal Borehole First, While Pipes From Lisbon and the Castelo do Bode Dam Are Still Being Studied

Almada's Water Will Come From a Seixal Borehole First, While Pipes From Lisbon and the Castelo do Bode Dam Are Still Being Studied

After a summer of cut-offs on the Caparica coast, Almada and Seixal will sign a borehole licence in October, and an agreement with EPAL opens a study of a supply link from Lisbon. The Environment Minister says the new airport makes a resilient peninsula supply urgent.

The Portugal Brief 23 Sep 2026

The Hospital Garcia de Orta in Almada, a tall pink and white block above its car park, with a blue Portuguese sign pointing the way to the ambulance entrance.

The Health Inspectorate Has Opened a Formal Case Into the Almada Hospital That Closed Its Termination Clinic, the Fifth Abortion-Access Process Since 2023

IGAS opened process 104/2026-INS on 27 August, after a submission about how care is organised for women seeking a termination in Almada and Seixal. The hospital shut its information email the day it closed the clinic, and did not answer questions about where patients should go.

The Portugal Brief 07 Sep 2026

Costa da Caparica Fishermen Run Out of Sand as Concessions, Surf Schools and a 1 Million m³ Replenishment Programme Squeeze the Xávega Heritage Pipeline

Costa da Caparica Fishermen Run Out of Sand as Concessions, Surf Schools and a 1 Million m³ Replenishment Programme Squeeze the Xávega Heritage Pipeline

The xávega fishing crews who work the Costa da Caparica beachfront south of Lisbon say they have effectively been priced — and rezoned — off their own beach. Reporting from Notícias ao Minuto on Sunday, 14 June, captures the latest round of...

The Portugal Brief 14 Jun 2026

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