How Psychiatric Care Works in Portugal: A User’s Guide
Many emigrants are afraid to see a psychiatrist at all — and especially in a new country, in a new […]
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Weekend Guide September 11–13
Listen This is a rare weekend: almost everything worthwhile in Lisbon and the surrounding area is free, while the paid
How to Choose an Electricity and Gas Supplier in Portugal — and Not Overpay
You open a supplier’s website: the first screen promises a discount, further down it offers to put electricity and gas
The “Return Law” has been published: who in Portugal should be worried — and who shouldn’t
Portugal’s official gazette, the Diário da República, has published the law that everyone here has been calling the Lei do
Utility Bills in Portugal: What You Are Paying For, and Why the Bill Suddenly Doubles
You go away for a week, barely switch a light on, and the bill comes back almost unchanged. Or you
Ronaldo is ending his career. Why will the world miss him?
“This is probably my last season in football, and I want to leave an impressive legacy. I already have all
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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
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