Funerals and Death Registration in Portugal
Registering a death, cremation versus burial, municipal cemeteries, repatriating a body, and the legal framework, for foreign residents.
Living in Portugal
Long-Distance Buses in Portugal
Rede Expressos, FlixBus, the Sete Rios and Campanhã terminals, EVA in the Algarve, and the 2.95 euro cheapest fares.
Portaria 209/2026/1 Rewrites Out-of-Hours Pharmacy Rules — €2.50 Surcharge on the Postigo, 40-Hour Weekly Floor, and ULS-Run Schedules That Take Effect Three Months Before Decreto-Lei 128/2025 Lands
Portaria 209/2026/1 (DR 88, 7 May) rewires the operating-hours framework for Portugal's pharmacies — €2.50 after-hours surcharge ceiling, a 40-hour weekly minimum, ULS-run schedules and a 30-day countdown to Decreto-Lei 128/2025.
Cycling in Portugal
The EuroVelo 1 Atlantic coast route, the Algarve coastal cycle path, the rail trail network, bike share in Lisbon and Porto, and taking a bike on the train.
Surfing in Portugal
Registered surf schools, Ericeira's World Surfing Reserve, Peniche, Nazaré, the Costa Vicentina spots, when you need a wetsuit, and what lessons really cost.
Portugal's Direito ao Esquecimento for Mortgage and Consumer Insurance — Cancer Survivors Beyond 10 Years, Childhood Cases at 5, and the 2-Year Mitigated-Disease Threshold for HIV, Diabetes and Hepatitis C Now Live Under ASF Supervision
Portugal's Direito ao Esquecimento (right to be forgotten) bars insurers from collecting or pricing on health histories that meet specific recovery thresholds — 10 years post-treatment for adults, 5 for under-21 cases, 2 years of continuous treatment for mitigated chronic conditions.
Property Taxes in Portugal for Residents and Foreign Owners
The annual IMI tax, the AIMI surcharge, the IMT purchase tax, the May payment calendar, and how capital gains are treated for residents and foreign owners.