🇵🇹 Daily Portugal news for expats & investors — FREE Subscribe

The Portugal Brief

Home
Politics
Economy
Guides
About

Sign in Subscribe

social-crosspost

Aerial view of the Montemor-o-Velho nautical centre in Portugal, showing the flatwater regatta course, the finish tower and racks of racing kayaks beside the Mondego lowlands

Portugal's Canoeists Collect Two Golds and Two Silvers in One Morning at the Mediterranean Games

Ana Brito won the K1 500 metres and Bruno Brasileiro the K1 1,000 metres in Taranto, with silvers for Tiago Maciel and for Iago Bebiano and André Moreira. Portugal travelled to Italy with 168 athletes, its largest delegation to these Games.

The Portugal Brief 23 Aug 2026

The Minho river at Vila Nova de Cerveira, with small boats and a Portuguese Navy launch moored at the town's pontoon and the international bridge to Galicia in the distance

At an Art Biennial on the Minho, President Seguro Argues That No Portuguese Territory Is Dispensable

Speaking in Vila Nova de Cerveira, António José Seguro asked for more attention, investment and trust for interior and border councils, and called the frontier something that should unite rather than separate. The XXIV Cerveira Biennial runs to 30 December.

The Portugal Brief 23 Aug 2026

The Guadiana estuary at Vila Real de Santo Antonio in the eastern Algarve, looking across choppy water towards the Guadiana International Bridge and the Spanish bank

A Spanish Tip-Off on the Guadiana Ends With 2,133 Bales of Hashish and Seven Men in Custody

The GNR's coastal-control unit took roughly 5,320 kilograms of cannabis resin near Castro Marim on Saturday after the Guardia Civil flagged movements across the river. Seven foreign nationals aged 21 to 39 were detained, along with a pistol, two boats and three vehicles.

The Portugal Brief 23 Aug 2026

The whitewashed, red-roofed houses of Castelo de Vide climbing the hillside below the castle keep in the Alto Alentejo, under a cloudless blue sky

The Alentejo Certifies Its First 18 'Stay Cool' Climate Refuges, With €1 Million Nationally Behind the Scheme

Almodovar and Cuba have seven each, Mourao two, Arronches and Castelo de Vide one apiece. Turismo de Portugal's call covers 80% of eligible costs to a ceiling of €75,000 per application, and stays open until the €1 million is gone.

The Portugal Brief 23 Aug 2026

The whitewashed houses of Ericeira on the clifftop above the fishing beach, with Atlantic surf breaking over the rocks and breakwater below a grey sky

Mafra Closes an Ericeira Hostel That Ran for Two Years Without a Local-Accommodation Registration

The council fined the Santo Isidoro property, ordered it shut and referred the case to ASAE, having cancelled its alojamento local registration in August 2024. Inspectors also found unlicensed works in common areas and a bar with no municipal approval.

The Portugal Brief 23 Aug 2026

Visitors tasting Portuguese wine at the D'Oliveiras tasting hall in Funchal, seated at barrel-top tables in front of shelves of vintage-labelled bottles

Seventy-Two Countries Send Sommeliers to Lisbon in October, and the Portuguese Trade Wants Them Selling Quality Over Volume

The ASI Best Sommelier of the World runs in Lisbon from 11 to 17 October, with competitors from 72 markets and more than 3,500 people expected. Portuguese wine grew 1.1% by volume last year while imports fell 18.4%, and the sector says value is the only route left.

The Portugal Brief 23 Aug 2026

The green dome of the Rosa Mota pavilion rising above clipped hedges and trees in the gardens of the Palácio de Cristal in Porto, where the city's Book Fair is held

The Porto Brief, Week of 23 August 2026: The Mayor Asks to Put Police on the City Payroll, the Eurotrams Wilt Again, and a €75 Million Boavista Tower Trades Luxury for Volume

Pedro Duarte asks the PSP to let the câmara hire officers for the Cândido dos Reis nightlife strip, Metro do Porto's 25-year-old Eurotrams lose their air conditioning above 35C, a €75 million Boavista tower swaps luxury flats for 249 mid-market homes, and the Book Fair fills the Palácio de Cristal.

The Portugal Brief 23 Aug 2026

Subscribe to The Portugal Brief

Don't miss out on the latest news. Sign up now to get access to the library of members-only articles.

Sign up
Privacy Policy
Terms of Service
Partner with Us
Editorial Standards

The Portugal Brief © 2026. Powered by Ghost

Operated by Thrifty Explorations LLC.

[email protected]