Portugal overtakes the US and Italy for quality of life
Portugal ranked 21st out of 85 countries for quality of life in the Best Countries Index 2026, a ranking produced […]
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8 September 2026
The Rise and Fall of Sputnik Bar
Beer flowing like a river, a queue at the bar, endless laughter, celebrity faces, and a crowd of patrons who
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All nine pediatric emergency unit heads in Lisbon resign in protest
Nine team leaders at the emergency department of Hospital Dona Estefânia — Lisbon’s main children’s hospital — have resigned. The
Not About Why People Leave
Ilya Zhegulev reflects on mobility, identity and the new reality of living across borders, with Portugal as the setting rather than the whole story.
Nova: Study Here, Leave Later
A student at Nova School of Business and Economics on life inside the country’s most sought-after economics degree
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Fuel prices from Monday: diesel +15 cents, petrol +12
Fuel prices at petrol stations across Portugal will rise again from Monday, September 7. According to an estimate by the
How to Get Paid to Move to Portugal’s Interior — and Where to Live There
Payments under Portugal’s scheme for people who move to the country’s interior have been recalculated, following the rise in the
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A Year After the Glória Tragedy: The Historic Funicular Will Not Return
On September 3, 2025, at around 6 p.m., a Glória funicular car broke free from its cable and crashed into
Weekend Guide, September 4–6
Listen The first weekend of September is packed with events but short on discoveries: The Weeknd in Restelo — a