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Amares(15)Barcelos(125)Braga(679)Cabeceiras de Basto(10)Celorico de Basto(36)Esposende(44)Fafe(116)Guimarães(339)Póvoa de Lanhoso(15)Terras de Bouro(68)Vieira do Minho(32)Vila Nova de Famalicão(134)Vila Verde(65)Vizela(18)







  • Amares(15)
  • Barcelos(125)
  • Braga(679)
  • Cabeceiras de Basto(10)
  • Celorico de Basto(36)
  • Esposende(44)
  • Fafe(116)
  • Guimarães(339)
  • Póvoa de Lanhoso(15)
  • Terras de Bouro(68)
  • Vieira do Minho(32)
  • Vila Nova de Famalicão(134)
  • Vila Verde(65)
  • Vizela(18)

Portugal
  • 1887: The Associação Académica de Coimbra is founded, the oldest students' union in Portugal. Every student of the University of Coimbra automatically becomes a member, and its football team, Académica, became one of the country's best-loved clubs.
  • 1910:The divorce law of 1910
    Less than a month after the proclamation of the Republic, a decree of the Provisional Government legalises divorce in Portugal, including by mutual consent — one of the first secularising reforms driven by the Minister of Justice, Afonso Costa.
    Read moreThe First Republic, 1910–1926
Elsewhere
  • 1957: The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 2 carrying the dog Laika, the first animal to orbit the Earth; she died within hours, but the flight showed that a living creature could survive launch and weightlessness.
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Recent stories

18-year-old motorcyclist dies in collision with car in Amares

📍 Braga⚖️ Legal🚇 Infrastructure#emergency-services+1 more

GNR was on the scene and is investigating the causes of the fatal accident.

cmjornal.pt19 Oct
18-year-old motorcyclist dies in collision with car in Amares

Tiger mosquito detected in Braga and Amares but no cases of disease transmission reported

📍 Braga🩺 Health🌱 Environment#public-health+1 more

“The risk to public health is low, but each of us has an important role: eliminating stagnant water at home and in the backyard reduces the likelihood of this mosquito proliferating,” say health authorities.

cnnportugal.iol.pt16 Oct
Tiger mosquito detected in Braga and Amares but no cases of disease transmission reported

Government highlights 80 million euro investment in 3000 pieces of equipment to prevent fires

📍 Braga🌱 Environment🏛️ Government#sustainability+1 more

The amount is divided between 50 million for inter-municipal communities, municipalities and forest producer organisations, and 30 million for small and medium-sized enterprises.

cmjornal.pt15 Sept
Government highlights 80 million euro investment in 3000 pieces of equipment to prevent fires

"My summer place". Thousands visit the sanctuary of São Pedro da Porta Aberta

📍 Braga🎭 Culture🏖️ Daily Life#tradition+2 more

Many people fulfill visits in the summer that they are unable to make during the rest of the year.

rtp.pt13 Aug
"My summer place". Thousands visit the sanctuary of São Pedro da Porta Aberta

Pre-trial detention for illegal immigrant who created fake charity campaign for 9-year-old boy with rare disease

📍 Braga⚖️ Legal🛂 Immigration#crime-report+2 more

The man is charged with qualified fraud and computer forgery.

cmjornal.pt30 May
Pre-trial detention for illegal immigrant who created fake charity campaign for 9-year-old boy with rare disease

Illegal immigrant deceived thousands with fake charity campaign for 9-year-old boy suffering from a rare disease

📍 Braga⚖️ Legal🛂 Immigration#crime-report+1 more

The parents of Rodrigo, a 9-year-old boy with a rare disease, reported the case. The suspect was arrested in Braga by the Judicial Police.

cmjornal.pt30 May
Illegal immigrant deceived thousands with fake charity campaign for 9-year-old boy suffering from a rare disease

Children assaulted with broomsticks and locked in the dark in a nursery storage room in Amares

📍 Braga⚖️ Legal🎓 Education#crime-report+1 more

They were locked in a dark storage room, hit on the back of the neck, and had their hair and ears pulled to make them eat quickly. Two assistants are set to stand trial.

cmjornal.pt19 May
Children assaulted with broomsticks and locked in the dark in a nursery storage room in Amares

Dark room, humiliations and punishments: two employees accused of mistreating children at a kindergarten in Amares

📍 Braga⚖️ Legal🎓 Education#crime-report

Some of the children required psychological support

cnnportugal.iol.pt18 May
Dark room, humiliations and punishments: two employees accused of mistreating children at a kindergarten in Amares

CMS Portugal advises Bensaude Hotels on the acquisition of Solar das Bouças

📍 Braga🏠 Property💶 Finance#investment+2 more

CMS Portugal advised Bensaude Hotels on the purchase of Solar das Bouças in Amares, in the Braga district. Spanning over 30 hectares, Solar das Bouças consists of a historic manor house, two country houses – Casa da Eira and Casa de Montariol –, a winery, and 21 hectares dedicated exclusively to...

eco.sapo.pt18 May
CMS Portugal advises Bensaude Hotels on the acquisition of Solar das Bouças

Physical punishment, humiliation and insults: Public Prosecutor accuses staff of mistreating eight children at a nursery in Amares

📍 Braga⚖️ Legal🎓 Education#crime-report+1 more

The Public Prosecutor's indictment states that the employees, aged 64 and 56, committed the acts at the Vale do Homem School Centre kindergarten in Rendufe.

publico.pt18 May
Physical punishment, humiliation and insults: Public Prosecutor accuses staff of mistreating eight children at a nursery in Amares

Children assaulted with broomsticks and locked in the dark in a nursery storage room in Amares

📍 Braga⚖️ Legal🎓 Education#public-safety+1 more

They were locked in a dark storage room, hit on the back of the neck, and had their hair and ears pulled to make them eat quickly. Two assistants are set to stand trial.

cmjornal.pt18 May
Children assaulted with broomsticks and locked in the dark in a nursery storage room in Amares

Two employees accused of mistreating preschool students in Amares

📍 Braga⚖️ Legal🎓 Education#crime-report+1 more

Children were punished for taking too long to eat. They were locked in a “dark room” and had their hair and ears pulled.

cmjornal.pt10 May
Two employees accused of mistreating preschool students in Amares

Man arrested in Amares for insulting and threatening the victim

📍 Braga⚖️ Legal#crime-report+1 more

According to the GNR, the aggressor insulted and threatened the victim and was located and arrested in the act. The 35-year-old man remained aggressive throughout the proceedings.

Observador7 Apr
Man arrested in Amares for insulting and threatening the victim

Man arrested in Amares for insulting and threatening the victim

📍 Braga⚖️ Legal#crime-report

He was released under the measure of identity and residence term.

Correio da Manhã7 Apr
Man arrested in Amares for insulting and threatening the victim

Part of the Monastery of Santo André de Rendufe is on the verge of collapse

📍 Braga📜 History🌱 Environment#heritage+3 more

The monastery was founded over 900 years ago and was an important monastic college and convent for monks. “We are facing an emergency,” states the Association of Friends of the Rendufe Monastery.

Correio da Manhã27 Mar
Part of the Monastery of Santo André de Rendufe is on the verge of collapse

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