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Sailing dinghies and small boats on the slipway of the Clube Naval de Cascais beside the Cascais marina, with moored yachts and the bay under a bright blue sky

Getting a Recreational Boating Licence in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Five Carta de Navegador de Recreio Categories, the Medical Certificate, Registering Your Boat and Recognising a Foreign Licence

A practical guide to boating in Portugal: the five carta de navegador de recreio licence categories and their distance limits, the medical certificate, how to register your boat (and the 2.5m/4.5kW exemption), the on-board documents, and how a foreign licence is recognised — under Decreto-Lei 93/201
The Portugal Brief
An angler in a yellow jacket sits with a rod on a concrete jetty below whitewashed buildings and a cliff on the south bank of the Tagus at Almada, Portugal

Recreational Sea Fishing in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the DGRM Licence, the €2-to-€70 Fee Table, the Three-Rod Nine-Hook Rule, the 10 kg Daily Limit and the Tail-Fin Cut You Must Make Before Leaving the Rocks

An annual shore licence costs €8; fishing without one costs €200 to €2,000. The four DGRM licence types, how foreign residents without a Portuguese bank card actually buy one, the three-rod nine-hook limit, the 10 kg daily cap, the species you must release on sight and the tail-fin cut nobody mentio
The Portugal Brief
The neoclassical facade of the Palácio da Justiça (courthouse) in Coimbra, Portugal, under a clear blue sky

Non-Compete and Stay Clauses in Portuguese Employment Contracts in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Pacto de Não Concorrência, the Two- and Three-Year Limits, the Compensation Rule, the Pacto de Permanência and Your Right to a Second Job

Can a Portuguese employer stop you working for a competitor after you leave — or bar you from a second job now? A practical 2026 guide to non-compete and stay clauses under the Código do Trabalho: the two-year limit, the compensation rule, and when a clause simply isn't valid.
The Portugal Brief