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The Avenida Central in Braga, with lawns, benches and bare plane trees in front of a row of baroque and nineteenth-century townhouses under a clear blue sky

The Braga Brief, Week of 28 August 2026: Sp. Braga Reach a European League Phase for the First Time, the Minho Metropolitan Push Gets a Shopping List, and the PJ Closes an €80,000 Scam File

Your weekly roundup from the Minho: a 0-0 in Vienna takes Sp. Braga into a European league phase for the first time, Braga and Guimarães set out what a Minho metropolitan area would do, eight are held over an €80,000 classified-ads scam, and three of UMinho's new double degrees sell out.
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Interior of the Estádio Municipal de Braga, with red Força Braga stand banners, the green pitch and the granite quarry rock face beside the stand

The Braga Brief — Week of 14 August 2026: SC Braga Book a European Play-Off With Áustria Viena, the Old Confiança Factory Reopens as Portugal's Biggest Student Residence, and a Tiger Mosquito Turns Up in Guimarães

Your weekly roundup from the Minho: SC Braga grind into a Conference League play-off with Áustria Viena, the historic Confiança soap factory reopens as Portugal's largest public student residence, a tiger mosquito turns up in Guimarães, and the great August romarias begin.
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Panoramic view of Braga, Portugal at sunset from the surrounding hills

The Braga Brief — Week of 7 August 2026: Sp. Braga Take a One-Goal Lead Into Europe, Noite Branca (White Night) Returns With a New Look, and UMinho Debuts Portugal's First Public Dual Degrees

Sp. Braga edge Dynamo Minsk 1-0 in the Conference League third round, with the return leg on neutral ground in Bulgaria; the Noite Branca festival hits the streets on 4–6 September with Ana Moura and Bárbara Tinoco; and UMinho launches Portugal's first public dual degrees.
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