Portugal

By DAISY SAMPSON daisy.sampson@theresidentgroup.com A group of keen amateur cyclists from the UK will be travelling to the Algarve next month to take advantage of the warmer weather while enjoying

Portuguese secretary of state for foreign business and cooperation, João Gomes Cravinho has pledged one million euros to go to Haiti to help with the immediate problems being faced in

By Chris Graeme chris.graeme@theresidentgroup.com Portugal has been identified as a ‘watch market’ by South African Tourism as the number of Portuguese tourists has shot up by 14 per cent for

The 40th edition of Faro’s traditional ‘Grande Prémio dos Reis’ was won by local runner Ana Dias while Russia’s Nikolay Chavkin took first place amongst the men. Meanwhile, Albufeira’s status

Faro’s world top-100 aspirant Rui Machado easily took the first Australian Open qualifying tournament hurdle before succumbing 6-3, 7-5 to American Alex Bogomolov Jr. in round two. That left Frederico

Foreign speculators are speculating on Portugal’s ballooning public debt which now stands at 80 per cent of the GDP. The casino-style attack, which aims to make a quick buck in

The Olhos d’Água sports pavilion in Albufeira will be the venue for the Portuguese ‘Kofukan’ Karate Championships on February 27.

By Skip Bandele sport@algarveresident.com The annual Algarve Cup, one of the top three international tournaments on the women’s football calendar, will take place a week earlier than usual this year

Portimão’s sports arena is once again be the venue for the Portuguese handball league’s Supercup. The confrontation between Benfica and Belenense opened the tournament, which also features Madeira, Porto, Xico

By CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@theresidentgroup.com The birth rate in Portugal has fallen to its lowest level in four decades, according to a recent study. In 2009, fewer than 100,000 babies were