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Lisboa Brief

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.

Lisboa Brief

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 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