Taylor Swift to perform in Portugal for first time in 2024
American pop icon Taylor Swift has announced her latest international tour, ‘The Eras Tour‘, which will include her first concert in Portugal. The show will take place on May 24,
Plan to upgrade Lisbon maternity service runs headlong into trouble
Health minister laments how “a good thing” has transformed into “bad news” A €6 million plan to upgrade the gynecological and obstetric service at Lisbon’s Santa Maria Hospital has descended
Lisbon’s Belcanto climbs to 25th slot on World’s 50 Best Restaurants list
Portuguese chef José Avillez’s flagship restaurant Belcanto, in Lisbon, has risen 21 places to 25th on The World’s 50 Best Restaurants list, which this year is headed by Central (Lima,
Public health congress brings more than 1,000 specialists to Lisbon
Current themes in public health will be under discussion for two days in Lisbon this week at a congress that brings together former health ministers, researchers and experts and aims,
Party time in Lisbon as capital celebrates its patron saint
Festivities today centre on Santo António marriages The Santo António Marriages, with 16 couples from nine Lisbon parishes, as well as a parade of 24 marches on Avenida da Liberdade,
Over €120,000 to be spent restoring phallic sculpture during Pope’s visit
Council keen to ensure 90-ton obelisk isn’t in evidence during World Youth Day The countdown has begun on the temporary masking of the ‘willy’ (o pirilau) sculpture by João Cutileiro
Death of pregnant woman in Lisbon “points to poor clinical practice”
Yet another case where Portuguese health service appears to have failed Following on from the recent death of a baby in Portimão Hospital, and the suspension of two surgeons in
Martinhal opens luxury hotel and residences in Lisbon
The Martinhal Group has opened a new luxury riverside hotel and residences in the Parque das Nações area of Lisbon. Martinhal Lisbon Oriente and Martinhal Residences were officially inaugurated on
Social housing in Lisbon starts benefitting from €40 million upgrade
Eleven estates included in “Morar Melhor” (Live Better) programme A plan to restore and upgrade social housing on 11 estates in the municipality of Lisbon – with a total investment
Hundreds march in Lisbon to “save the SNS”
State health service “is sick”, say organisers At a point where children’s vaccinations for this year still haven’t been purchased; where various specialities are ‘rotating’ because of a chronic shortage