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Barra Beach

📍 Aveiro🏖️ Daily Life🧭 Travel#tourism

A popular beach located in the municipality of Ílhavo, Portugal.

expresso.pt16 Jul

Worker dies after falling at a factory in Ílhavo

📍 Aveiro⚖️ Legal💼 Work#crime-report+1 more

The medical emergency and resuscitation vehicle team from Aveiro was dispatched to the scene.

cmjornal.pt14 Jul
Worker dies after falling at a factory in Ílhavo

Lifeboat station performs medical rescue north of Aveiro

📍 Aveiro🩺 Health⚖️ Legal#medical-services+1 more

The 56-year-old Indonesian man suffered an accident aboard a fishing vessel. He was transported to the hospital while conscious by the Ílhavo Fire Department.

observador.pt6 Jul
Lifeboat station performs medical rescue north of Aveiro

Lifeboat station performs medical rescue north of Aveiro

📍 Aveiro⚖️ Legal🩺 Health#emergency-services+1 more

According to the AMN, the victim was subsequently transported to a hospital unit by firefighters while in a conscious state.

cmjornal.pt6 Jul
Lifeboat station performs medical rescue north of Aveiro

Two injured in collision between electric scooter and car in Ílhavo

📍 Aveiro⚖️ Legal🚇 Infrastructure#crime-report+1 more

The victims were taken by the Ílhavo fire department to the hospital in Aveiro.

cmjornal.pt5 Jul
Two injured in collision between electric scooter and car in Ílhavo

Pre-trial detention for man who wanted his mother's company to buy drugs. Suspect threatened her with an axe

📍 Aveiro⚖️ Legal🏖️ Daily Life#crime-report+1 more

The suspect has a record for domestic violence, theft, and robbery.

cmjornal.pt4 Jul
Pre-trial detention for man who wanted his mother's company to buy drugs. Suspect threatened her with an axe

Mónica Neto: "It is inevitable to think about buying Portuguese"

📍 Aveiro🎭 Culture🏖️ Daily Life#entertainment

The director of Portugal Fashion wears national fashion and more: she has the challenge of building bridges between designers and the industry in an area where each has their own pain points and demands.

observador.pt4 Jul
Mónica Neto: "It is inevitable to think about buying Portuguese"

Raffles, roulette and devotion: popular festival in Ílhavo celebrates the patron saint of Vista Alegre

📍 Aveiro🎭 Culture🏖️ Daily Life#entertainment+1 more

Beyond the religious tradition, the festival dedicated to Our Lady of Penha de França, patron saint of the Vista Alegre factory in Ílhavo, combines pagan rituals such as raffles and a roulette wheel that gives away Vista Alegre pieces. The popular celebration, which is classified as Intangible Cultural Heritage, takes place between July 2nd and 5th.

expresso.pt2 Jul
Raffles, roulette and devotion: popular festival in Ílhavo celebrates the patron saint of Vista Alegre

Population unites to debate the future of the Vista Alegre bridge, closed for six months

📍 Aveiro🚇 Infrastructure🏖️ Daily Life#public-transport

The City Council ordered the closure due to 'evident signs of degradation' and states it is developing procedures to launch rehabilitation work. Users of the crossing are tired of waiting.

publico.pt1 Jul

Ílhavo opens water rescue school

📍 Aveiro🏖️ Daily Life🚇 Infrastructure#public-safety+1 more

The municipality in the Aveiro district has announced the construction of the first national-level water rescue school. With this project, the council aims for bathers to 'learn how to save themselves to promote safety'.

observador.pt29 Jun
Ílhavo opens water rescue school

Ílhavo: residents complain and City Council studies installing a military bridge in Vista Alegre

📍 Aveiro🚇 Infrastructure🏛️ Government#public-transport+2 more

The Ílhavo City Council is considering installing a military bridge for public use after the Vista Alegre Bridge was closed to vehicular traffic over six months ago due to safety concerns.

rtp.pt25 Jun
Ílhavo: residents complain and City Council studies installing a military bridge in Vista Alegre

Portugal is transforming. But do you know who is transforming it?

📍 Aveiro💶 Finance💡 Technology#economic-indicator+1 more

The present is already electro-digital, and the future will be even more so.

observador.pt23 Jun
Portugal is transforming. But do you know who is transforming it?

New river connection for passengers in Portugal

📍 Aveiro🚇 Infrastructure🏖️ Daily Life#public-transport+2 more

Home News New river connection for passengers in Portugal New river connection for passengers in Portugal A new river connection for passenger transport begins today between Cais da Bruxa and Costa Nova, in Ílhavo, the municipality of the Aveiro district announced in a press release.

The Portugal News21 Jun
New river connection for passengers in Portugal

Brazilians buy ruined buildings, revitalise them and expand housing supply

📍 Aveiro🏠 Property💶 Finance#property-market+2 more

The Mayor of Ílhavo, Rui Dias, states that Brazilian investors have been responsible for the city's renewal by purchasing abandoned buildings, rebuilding them and making them habitable.

publico.pt20 Jun
Brazilians buy ruined buildings, revitalise them and expand housing supply

Santander Portugal discussed the future in Ílhavo

📍 Aveiro💶 Finance🏖️ Daily Life#economic-activity

Santander Portugal held a debate regarding future prospects in the city of Ílhavo.

Diário de AveiroDiário de Aveiro19 Jun
Santander Portugal discussed the future in Ílhavo

High concentration of microplastics detected at Praia da Barra, near the Ria de Aveiro

📍 Aveiro🌱 Environment🏖️ Daily Life#sustainability

Researchers from the University of Aveiro have confirmed the concentrations of microplastics at Praia da Barra, one of the most frequented beaches in the region.

expresso.pt11 Jun
High concentration of microplastics detected at Praia da Barra, near the Ria de Aveiro

Study warns of microplastics at Praia da Barra

📍 Aveiro🌱 Environment🏖️ Daily Life#sustainability+2 more

Research collected 33 sediment samples in an area influenced by tourism and maritime traffic. Results show a median concentration of 100 particles per kilogram of sediment.

observador.pt5 Jun
Study warns of microplastics at Praia da Barra

Data is a competitive differentiator in the ceramics industry

📍 Aveiro💡 Technology💶 Finance#economic-activity+1 more

European regulatory pressure, the need to reduce operational costs, and the urgency of integrating digital processes to accelerate development, ensure traceability, and strengthen competitiveness are transforming the industry. A workshop promoted by APICER, with Expresso as media partner, brought together sector representatives this afternoon in Ílhavo.

expresso.pt3 Jun
Data is a competitive differentiator in the ceramics industry

Vista Alegre profit rises 30% at the start of the year. “Project deferrals” cause sales to fall to 34.5 million

📍 Aveiro💶 Finance💼 Work#economic-activity+1 more

The profit of Vista Alegre, which is set to delist from the stock exchange following the approval of a shareholder proposal, rose 29.5% in the first quarter of this year year-on-year to 1.3 million euros, according to a statement sent to the CMVM. The Ílhavo-based group, which has just secured a 400 million euro contract with Ikea to produce...

eco.sapo.pt2 Jun
Vista Alegre profit rises 30% at the start of the year. “Project deferrals” cause sales to fall to 34.5 million

Chinese multinational Midea permanently closes Steelgran Componentes factory in Granada and relocates to Portugal

📍 Aveiro💶 Finance💼 Work#economic-activity+2 more

The Chinese company Midea has decided to shut down its Steelgran Componentes plant in Granada, Spain, and move its operations to Portugal.

Jornal EconómicoJornal Económico30 May
Chinese multinational Midea permanently closes Steelgran Componentes factory in Granada and relocates to Portugal

River connection to Barra and Costa Nova could “make access to the beaches more comfortable”

📍 Aveiro🚇 Infrastructure🏖️ Daily Life#public-transport+1 more

The Mayor of Ílhavo guarantees that the service will be activated this summer. The Ciclaveiro association considers the measure positive, as it could contribute to reducing dependence on the car.

publico.pt28 May

Shortage of doctors at Ílhavo health clinics to be resolved by the end of the month

📍 Aveiro🩺 Health🏛️ Government#medical-services+2 more

On Monday, the Ílhavo City Council issued a statement warning of the lack of medical assistance at the Gafanha da Encarnação and Gafanha do Carmo health clinics, which has persisted for two weeks.

cmjornal.pt19 May
Shortage of doctors at Ílhavo health clinics to be resolved by the end of the month

Ílhavo: two parishes have been without a doctor for two weeks

📍 Aveiro🩺 Health🏛️ Government#healthcare+2 more

The local authority has requested the urgent restoration of the service from the Ministry of Health and the Aveiro Region Local Health Unit. The health unit's board of directors is currently in the process of being replaced.

observador.pt18 May
Ílhavo: two parishes have been without a doctor for two weeks

Vista Alegre secures 400 million euro contract with Ikea to produce tableware

📍 Aveiro💶 Finance💼 Work#investment+2 more

The mystery is solved. The Swedish multinational Ikea is indeed the 'global furniture and home decor company' with which Vista Alegre has signed a new contract valid until 2034. The agreement is expected to generate an accumulated turnover of over 400 million euros during this period through its subsidiary, Ria.

eco.sapo.pt29 Apr
Vista Alegre secures 400 million euro contract with Ikea to produce tableware

Man fakes kidnapping in Gafanha da Nazaré

📍 Aveiro⚖️ Legal#crime-report+1 more

He called the police and said his landlord was pointing a gun at him, but when officers arrived at the scene, they realised it was a lie.

cmjornal.pt28 Apr
Man fakes kidnapping in Gafanha da Nazaré

Enough! Local authority advances with measures to stop cars in summer at Costa Nova and Barra beaches

📍 Aveiro🚇 Infrastructure🏖️ Daily Life#public-transport+2 more

To combat traffic queues and car congestion during the summer at Costa Nova and Barra beaches, the Ílhavo City Council wants boats to be operating across the Ria de Aveiro by July to transport people and prevent cars from reaching these beaches.

rtp.pt28 Apr
Enough! Local authority advances with measures to stop cars in summer at Costa Nova and Barra beaches

Vista Alegre resumes profit growth with Ronaldo as an investor

📍 Aveiro💶 Finance💼 Work#investment+1 more

In the first full year with footballer Cristiano Ronaldo in its shareholder structure, Vista Alegre has managed to resume its profit growth trajectory, which rose to 4.7 million euros in 2025 after having shrunk by 34% the previous year. The Ílhavo-based group, which is set to build a new 40 million euro factory...

eco.sapo.pt23 Apr
Vista Alegre resumes profit growth with Ronaldo as an investor

Ria Stone, of Vista Alegre, invests 40 million euros in a new industrial unit for export

📍 Aveiro💶 Finance💼 Work#investment+2 more

Ria Stone, part of the Vista Alegre group, announced today that it will invest approximately 40 million euros in the construction of a new industrial unit in Ílhavo, where more than 98% of production will be destined for export.

RTP Notícias20 Apr
Ria Stone, of Vista Alegre, invests 40 million euros in a new industrial unit for export

Ria Stone of Vista Alegre invests 40 million in new factory

📍 Aveiro💶 Finance💼 Work#investment+2 more

This is a Vista Alegre unit that manufactures stoneware tableware. It will proceed with a new facility in Ílhavo to produce tableware for an unidentified client.

Observador20 Apr
Ria Stone of Vista Alegre invests 40 million in new factory

Vista Alegre Group builds new 40 million euro factory in Ílhavo

📍 Aveiro💶 Finance💼 Work#investment+1 more

Ria Stone, a Vista Alegre group company specialising in the production of stoneware tableware, will invest approximately 40 million euros in the construction of a second manufacturing unit in the Mota Industrial Zone, in Ílhavo, expecting to create another hundred new jobs in the region. This new...

ECO20 Apr
Vista Alegre Group builds new 40 million euro factory in Ílhavo