IKEA opens its fourth Portuguese store in Braga
While all eyes have been on the âcontroversyâ over IKEAâs plans to open a mega-store in LoulĂ©, the Swedish low-cost interiors giant has been quietly closing a multi-million euro deal
Braga bag the points
An away point at Aves and a home defeat to fellow relegation strugglers SC Braga âBâ has left Olhanense just one place above the drop zone. When Aves were reduced
Hoe killer
A Portuguese man has been sentenced to 14 years in jail for killing his cousin with a hoe after an argument last year over an irrigation system in AdaĂșfe, Braga.
Dinner for free, for two?
Two men in Braga are reported to have broken into a restaurant over the weekend, in order to eat without paying. Passers-by outside the Central de Camionagem alerted police who
Lucky escape
Sporting de Braga football fans had a lucky escape after the bus they were in caught fire as it sped along the A11 between GuimarĂŁes and Braga. The driver quickly
Portuguese researchers devise disaster-warning technology
A group of five university researchers have come up with a pioneering new system for pin-pointing disasters before they happen. It is just the kind of technology that could have
Religious tourism promoted
The northern city of Braga says religious tourism accounts for 40 per cent of the cityâs lodging and restaurant revenue. TCR Desenvolvimento e Promoção do Turismo Cultural e Religioso is