Weekly news, events, and expat life in Braga — Portugal's historic third city. City council updates, tech scene developments, university news, cultural events, and practical resources for Braga residents.
Your weekly roundup from the Minho: Guimarães rents jump 20.7 percent as its mayor admits wages lag, Fibrenamics readies a defence hub, Braga's weekend clinic moves to Carandá, Barcelos backs a 2 euro tourist tax, and Braga's fake lawyer is sentenced.
Porto prosecutors say intruders hijacked a Braga firm's email and sent fake supplier messages with new IBANs. Two people are charged with laundering the money; one used a fake bank employee.
Your weekly roundup from the Minho: Baseyard plans a defence hub and 200 jobs in Braga, b.again shows what Portugal's first lithium battery recycler can do, the ULS spends 26.5 million euros of recovery money, and Sp. Braga post a record year and draw at Santa Clara.
Your weekly roundup from the Minho: Concentrix hires another 200 people in Braga, fires burn in Póvoa de Lanhoso, Vila Verde and Ponte de Lima, Jonas Wind beats Estoril late, Viana do Castelo files its answer over the new market, and Barcelos doctors start prescribing walks for depression.
A CCDR-N bulletin published on Tuesday puts northern Portugal's population at 3,790,554 in 2025, up 5.2 percent since 2021 after a decade of decline. Net migration of 235,170 did the work; the natural balance stayed 48,000 in the red.
Your weekly roundup from the Minho: the national team books the Estádio Municipal for 14 November, Sp. Braga win in Alverca and lose there four days later, four councils take on an invasive weed in the Ave, and a heritage association takes Viana's new market to court.
Your weekly roundup from the Minho: three nights of free late-opening museums and two music stages, a museum shut since 2019 back with a row about why it took so long, a first league win in the Minho derby, and two main arteries going under the digger on Monday.
