🇵🇹 Portugal news, in English, every morning. Free. Subscribe
Sign in Subscribe

Lisbon

News, culture, and events from Portugal's capital city.
Avenida da Liberdade Stages 83rd Marchas Populares de Lisboa Tonight Under 'Somos Lisboa, Somos Europa' Banner — 20 Competing Bairros, 3,820 Bleacher Seats and a 40-Year EEC-Accession Tribute Headline the 21:00 Parade

Avenida da Liberdade Stages 83rd Marchas Populares de Lisboa Tonight Under 'Somos Lisboa, Somos Europa' Banner — 20 Competing Bairros, 3,820 Bleacher Seats and a 40-Year EEC-Accession Tribute Headline the 21:00 Parade

EGEAC opens the 83rd Marchas Populares de Lisboa at 21:00 Friday on Avenida da Liberdade with 20 competing bairros and a 'Somos Lisboa, Somos Europa' banner saluting the 40th anniversary of Portugal's 1986 EEC accession — 3,820 bleacher seats and six giant screens carry the parade.
The Portugal Brief
Ministério da Saúde Swaps Out the ULS Santa Maria Primary-Care Clinical Director on Conveniência de Serviço — Rita Molinar Replaces Eunice Carrapiço at the Country's Largest Unidade Local de Saúde With 120,000 Patients Sitting Without a Médico de Família

Ministério da Saúde Swaps Out the ULS Santa Maria Primary-Care Clinical Director on Conveniência de Serviço — Rita Molinar Replaces Eunice Carrapiço at the Country's Largest Unidade Local de Saúde With 120,000 Patients Sitting Without a Médico de Família

Ministério da Saúde dismisses Eunice Carrapiço and appoints Ana Rita Molinar as primary-care clinical director at ULS Santa Maria — the country's largest local health unit, with 120,000 residents without a médico de família. Mechanism: conveniência de serviço; CReSAP cleared the pick.
The Portugal Brief
Câmara Municipal de Lisboa Locks 13 June Traffic Plan for Procissão de Santo António — Alfama, Sé and Castelo Streets Close 16:30 to 19:00 as the 20-Largo Loop Carries the Patron Saint's Image Back to the Igreja de Santo António

Câmara Municipal de Lisboa Locks 13 June Traffic Plan for Procissão de Santo António — Alfama, Sé and Castelo Streets Close 16:30 to 19:00 as the 20-Largo Loop Carries the Patron Saint's Image Back to the Igreja de Santo António

Câmara Municipal de Lisboa (CML, Lisbon City Council) has published the street-by-street traffic plan for the Procissão de Santo António (Saint Anthony's Procession) on Saturday, 13 June 2026 — the religious cortejo that anchors the city's Festas de...
The Portugal Brief