Fantastic project due for completion late 2011
This beautiful three-storey property is set on a 1,200m2 plot in a prestigious area on the outskirts of Almancil, in Sitio dos Quartos, near Vale Formoso. 3″>features
Reduction of tax benefits during 2011
By João Gomes features@algarveresident.com João Gomes is Senior Manager of the Moneris Group The Portuguese tax system is going through a process of major and structural changes. In fact, given
Tiny teen is the world’s smallest man
A teenage boy the size of a one-year-old toddler has been crowned the smallest man in the world. Junrey Balawing has been given the title by Guinness World Records as
Portuguese retake the Algarve
By CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@theresidentgroup.com The devaluation of the British Pound and the financial crisis in Ireland seem to be closing the door to luxury property purchasers from those countries in
Mutts prepare to strut
The Association for the Protection of Animals in the Algarve (APAA) was formed in 1995 and is a registered charity. It is governed by a Management Board of five volunteers
Escaping pigs cause traffic jam in Siberian city
Eight pigs tipped their trailer over and fled when they all rushed over to the same side – after smelling blood from an abattoir that they had been driven to.
Digestive (in) order
By Sandra Genest-Boudreau and Christophe O. Alves features@algarveresident.com Sandra Genest-Boudreau is French-Canadian, who graduated from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in 1990 before coming to the Algarve in 2002. She
Buying a property in Portugal – Part 3
By Dra Cristina Marcelino For many years, it was said that property was better off if registered offshore. This meant that the real and legitimate owners would not be known
Worker storms office dressed as Iron Man
An office worker in China surprised his colleagues when he arrived for work dressed in a homemade superhero costume. Wang Kang, 25, strutted into his office in Shanghai dressed as
Canine Leishmaniasis
By Dr. Lars Rahmquist features@algarveresident.com Lars Rahmquist studied veterinary surgery at Sydney University, graduating in 1996 with first class honours. He has worked in a number of fields in veterinary

