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Lisboa Brief

A yellow Carris tram waiting at the stop in Lisbon's Praça do Comércio, with the arcaded yellow and stone facade of the square behind it and an articulated bus alongside

The Lisboa Brief, Week of 19 September 2026: Two Weeks to Object to the 16E Tram, the Bairro Alto Cameras Get Three More Years, and Four Anaesthetists Leave Dona Estefânia

Your weekly roundup from the capital: the 16E fast tram consultation closes on 30 September, the Bairro Alto's cameras are renewed in a city that wants 616 more, four anaesthetists resign from Dona Estefânia, Gira's new app drops the 300 euro day-pass hold, and the theatre reopens on the Rossio.
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Car number 2 of the yellow Elevador da Glória funicular climbing the steep cobbled Calçada da Glória in Lisbon in June 2025, with pedestrians on the pavement alongside

The Lisboa Brief, Week of 5 September 2026: The Glória Comes Back as a New Machine in 2029, the Airport Broke Its Night Ceiling in 33 Weeks of 35, and Dona Estefânia's Nine Team Chiefs Resign

Your weekly roundup from the capital: Carris settles what replaces the Elevador da Glória and when, ZERO counts Lisbon's airport past its night-flight ceiling in 33 weeks of 35, FlixBus still cannot sell a ticket from Sete Rios, and every team chief at Dona Estefânia's children's emergency resigns.
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The two yellow and white carriages of the Ascensor da Bica passing each other on the steep cobbled Rua da Bica de Duarte Belo in Lisbon, with a dog crossing the tracks between them

The Lisboa Brief, Week of 29 August 2026: A Year On, Carris Still Cannot Say When the Lifts Reopen, Moedas Counts Zero of His 200 Police, and the Baixa Loses Its Last Bank

Your weekly roundup from the capital: on the eve of the Elevador da Glória's first anniversary, Carris publishes a page of answers but no reopening date, the mayor counts none of his 200 police, central Lisbon's anaesthetists file liability disclaimers, and the Banco de Portugal leaves the Baixa.
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The Praca do Comercio waterfront in Lisbon seen from the Tagus, with the Arco da Rua Augusta, its yellow arcades and the Castelo de Sao Jorge on the hill behind

The Lisboa Brief — Week of 15 August 2026: City Hall Moves Against the Baixa's 'Fake Drug' Sellers, a Clash Over Lisbon's Homeless Count, and a Festival Weekend Across the Metropolis

After a tourist was shot in the Baixa, City Hall pushes to criminalise the 'fake drugs' sold downtown and to keep police in place; Mayor Moedas and a homelessness charity clash over whether rough sleeping is falling; the Sintra tram stops for a day; and Sol da Caparica and the Festas do Barreiro lig
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