Portugal

Same sex marriages will not be allowed at Lisbon’s annual mass marriages (Casamentos de Santo António) this year because the mayor believes it will offend the Catholic Church. According to

A Portuguese civil protection team flew to Haiti on Friday, January 15 to offer support to the large number of refugees staying in shelters in the country. The emergency team

By DAISY SAMPSON daisy.sampson@theresidentgroup.com Holidaymakers who were left struggling to hire a car last summer in the Algarve may well face similar difficulties this year if predictions by industry experts

By DAISY SAMPSON daisy.sampson@theresidentgroup.com Amateurs and golfing professionals will have the opportunity to continue to play in a European golf tour through the winter months thanks to the newly formed

Groups across Portugal will be taking part in a nationwide scheme on March 20 to help clean the forest areas of the country. Projecto Limpar Portugal (PLP) is a non-governmental

By ELOISE WALTON eloise.walton@theresidentgroup.com A British couple and their two teenage children were held up by four masked robbers at their home in Sobradinho de Alfeição, Loulé, on January 9,

Defender José Lionn has been signed on loan from V.Guimarães, until the end of the season, as replacement for Miguel Garcia. The 20 year old Brazilian, who has made one

Human bones have been washed ashore close to where a human foot was found earlier this month at a beach near Vila Nova de Gaia, south of Porto. According to

Dutch Premier League sides Ajax Amsterdam and Utrecht both spent this week in the Algarve preparing for the second half of their domestic season. A training match between the two

Rental of property in Portugal increased significantly in 2009, with a rise of 21 per cent in the capital Lisbon, according to data revealed by the national association of real