Portugal

HUNDREDS OF immigrants gathered at Lisbon’s Memorial to Tolerance on Saturday to protest against allegedly abusive new European Union rules over the expulsion of illegal immigrants. The rules, enshrined in

A NEW exhibition detailing Lisbon’s urban planning since the 1755 earthquake has been unveiled at the Lisbon Welcome Centre. The inauguration of the exhibition, which took place on Tuesday, featured

By: CHRIS GRAEME chris@the-resident.com THE PRESIDENT of the Republic, Cavaco Silva, caused a storm of controversy on Portugal Day last week when he referred to it being a ‘Race Day.’

CHILDREN WILL have the opportunity to take part in fun activities at the Parque da Liberdade in Sintra between June 30 and July 31. Activities, supported by Sintra Câmara, which

A NEWBORN baby abducted from the Hospital Padre Américo in Penafiel, in the north of Portugal, has been found alive and well by police. The 18-hour-old baby boy who had

By: CHRIS GRAEME chris@the-resident.com THE LISBON neighbourhood of Marvila has won the 65th St. Anthony’s Day street parade, Marchas Populares. Marvila won the Best Parade in the Avenida category, sharing

CELEBRATED SOPRANO Kiri Te Kanawa will be performing an exclusive concert for audiences at the Estoril Casino on June 28. The New Zealand-born operatic singer, who is famed for singing

By: EDUARDO OLIVEIRA COSTA Eduardo Oliveira Costa is a journalist and publisher of several newspapers across Portugal. He is on the board of several organisations, is president of a football

Energias de Portugal’s Renewables unit got off to a rocky start on its stock market debut last week, falling more than 4 per cent in initial trades as investors cashed

A 23-YEAR old Portuguese man has been arrested and ordered by a judge at Portimão court to present himself regularly to the authorities following an alleged attempted rape of a