Growth in the number of foreigners in Portugal has almost stalled. The British population has declined
Meanwhile, AIMA has published its 2025 Migration Report. As of December 31, Portugal was home to 1,585,854 foreign nationals — […]
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23 September 2026
Rippla: How a Startup Can Find Its Customers and Survive in the Age of AI
For a long time, full-scale influencer marketing was a tool reserved for large companies: you had to find bloggers, vet
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AIMA changes its leadership again
An agency that is not even three years old is about to get its third head. Pedro Portugal Gaspar, who
Lisbon opens Europe’s largest exhibition of LEGO models
Air Force One model at the LEGO exhibition in Lisbon. Photo: Euronews At the National Cordage Factory (Cordoaria Nacional, Belém),
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Fuel prices are rising again: diesel in Portugal hits a new all-time high
Since the beginning of this week, diesel has gone up by 6–6.5 cents per litre, while 95 petrol has risen
Social Security in Portugal: Who Pays Contributions, How, and What You Get in Return
If you work in Portugal, part of your income has to go to Segurança Social, the country’s social security system.
How volunteering can help you get to know a new country — and where to find it in Lisbon
Moving to another country radically changes your life. Around you is an unfamiliar city, a different language, new people, and
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Petition against the Volta system has already gathered nearly 50,000 signatures
A petition calling for the current Volta deposit-return system for single-use packaging to be suspended and replaced with a different
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AIMA has found someone to answer your questions for it
A familiar story: you write to AIMA and get silence in return; you call and no one picks up. The
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Who is to blame for the shortage of school places? The education minister says it is us
Guess who is to blame for the hundreds of children in Lisbon and the surrounding area who started September without
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School lunches in Lisbon have doubled in price, while a dozen municipalities are making them free
Almost 20,000 pupils at Portugal’s public schools are getting free school lunches this academic year, paid for by local budgets,
Where to Find Rent Below Market Price in Portugal: State Schemes, Ordinary Listings and Sublets
In our previous newsletter we looked at the new affordable rent regime: the state gives the owner a tax break