Hundreds of motorists honk horns in disgust in Lisbon and Viseu as petition to oust Marquês judge hits 170,000 signatures
Hundreds of motorists honked their horns in ‘disgust’ in Lisbon and Viseu yesterday over the ‘pardoning’ by Judge Ivo Rosa of former prime minister José Sócrates for various crimes of
United Lisbon: The capital’s new international school and educational hub
Chitra Stern, founder and CEO of United Lisbon International School, spoke to the Resident this week about the school’s opening last September, how it will be part of a larger
Wheelchair-bound mafioso ‘on run from life sentence’ discovered in Lisbon Covid ward
A wheelchair bound Italian, described as ‘on the run’ from a life sentence since 2019, has been found in a Lisbon Covid ward. Francesco Pelle, 44, used to be “one
Independent bookstores say govt. measures ‘insufficient’ to survive pandemic
Earlier this week, Bernardo Trindade, a bookseller in Lisbon, lamented on social media network site Facebook that his historic bookstore Campos Trindade, which was passed down to him by his
F**k 2020 wine is Christmas sensation
A Portuguese wine with a rather cheeky and risqué name is proving to lighten spirits this Christmas as a surprising, limited edition best seller. An obvious and clever marketing gimmick,
Work on Montijo airport could begin in April 2021
The chairman of the Portuguese airports management company ANA, José Luís Arnaut, said last week that works on the project for a new Lisbon secondary international airport on the south
Algarve clinches World’s Leading Beach Destination at World Travel Awards
Algarve clinched the World’s Leading Beach Destination at the World Travel Awards 2020, local media reported on Friday. “Receiving this double distinction is, this year, more important than ever, since,
€12 million in cash ‘discovered’ in parked van in Lisbon as police close in on massive drug trafficking ring
€12 million in cash was ‘discovered’ this week in a van parked in a Lisbon garage. The haul – the largest ever seized by Portuguese police in one go –
Case of COVID-19 reinfection discovered in Portugal
A woman in Portugal’s capital Lisbon was reinfected with COVID-19, local newspaper Publico reported on Wednesday. The woman is the first person in the country to have reported reinfection, according
Portugal’s police break up illegal party near Lisbon
GNR police were called on Saturday to put an end to a house party with around 30 revellers in Monte da Caparica, Almada (a “high-risk” municipality), south of Lisbon. Revellers