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Municipalities in Bragança

Alfândega da Fé(1)Bragança(43)Carrazeda de Ansiães(1)Freixo de Espada à Cinta(3)Macedo de Cavaleiros(3)Miranda do Douro(6)Mirandela(14)Mogadouro(3)Torre de Moncorvo(1)Vila Flor(2)Vimioso(5)Vinhais(14)
Alfândega da Fé(1)Bragança(43)Carrazeda de Ansiães(1)Freixo de Espada à Cinta(3)Macedo de Cavaleiros(3)Miranda do Douro(6)Mirandela(14)Mogadouro(3)Torre de Moncorvo(1)Vila Flor(2)Vimioso(5)Vinhais(14)







  • Alfândega da Fé(1)
  • Bragança(43)
  • Carrazeda de Ansiães(1)
  • Freixo de Espada à Cinta(3)
  • Macedo de Cavaleiros(3)
  • Miranda do Douro(6)
  • Mirandela(14)
  • Mogadouro(3)
  • Torre de Moncorvo(1)
  • Vila Flor(2)
  • Vimioso(5)
  • Vinhais(14)
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Series "Bragança" is being filmed in Bragança

📍 Bragança🎭 Culture#entertainment+1 more

The next fiction series from RTP is being filmed in Bragança. The police drama tells the story of a forbidden romance in 1975.

rtp.pt4h ago
Series "Bragança" is being filmed in Bragança

Public heritage and the challenge of rehabilitation in the interior

📍 Bragança🏛️ Government🚇 Infrastructure#sustainability+1 more

The enhancement of public heritage cannot depend solely on the individual capacity of each municipality.

cmjornal.pt19h ago
Public heritage and the challenge of rehabilitation in the interior

Chestnut gall wasp affects Bragança

📍 Bragança🌱 Environment🏖️ Daily Life#agriculture+1 more

The areas of Parâmio, Zeive, Carragosa, Salsas, and Salselas could be severely affected by the chestnut gall wasp, which attacks the tree's buds and leaves, preventing it from bearing fruit.

observador.pt27 Apr
Chestnut gall wasp affects Bragança

At the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, 35% of students are foreign

📍 Bragança🎓 Education💼 Work#international-students+2 more

The city is more multicultural and more and more companies are looking for young immigrants.

rtp.pt26 Apr
At the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, 35% of students are foreign

Government appoints PSD local branch leader to hospital board

📍 Bragança🏛️ Government🩺 Health#healthcare+1 more

Miguel Abrunhosa served as a PSD councillor for the Bragança city council during the last term, 2021-2025, and is the current president of the PSD's Bragança local branch.

cmjornal.pt23 Apr
Government appoints PSD local branch leader to hospital board

Women of April and the equality that remains unfulfilled

📍 Bragança🎭 Culture🏛️ Government#expat-wellbeing

Sexism manifests itself in seemingly trivial, yet deeply revealing comments.

cmjornal.pt22 Apr
Women of April and the equality that remains unfulfilled

The Proof of the Facts. Health Authority finds "serious" problems in Santa Casa care homes in Bragança

📍 Bragança🩺 Health⚖️ Legal#healthcare+2 more

The elderly in the Santa Casa da Misericórdia care homes in Bragança are at risk. This statement comes from the Health Authority itself, which guarantees it found non-compliance with basic sanitary standards.

RTP Notícias17 Apr
The Proof of the Facts. Health Authority finds "serious" problems in Santa Casa care homes in Bragança

The Interior and the urgency of presidential words

📍 Bragança🏛️ Government🚇 Infrastructure#regional-development+1 more

The Interior cannot continue to be seen as a periphery, but as an integral part of a whole.

Correio da Manhã15 Apr
The Interior and the urgency of presidential words

Rionor Association calls for Bragança-Puebla de Sanabria road

📍 Bragança🚇 Infrastructure🏛️ Government#road-infrastructure+1 more

The Bragança-Puebla de Sanabria road could make a difference 'in an increasingly ageing territory, both on the Portuguese and Spanish sides', according to the president of the Rionor Association.

Observador14 Apr
Rionor Association calls for Bragança-Puebla de Sanabria road

PCP advocates for the redevelopment of the former Portelo mines

📍 Bragança🌱 Environment🏛️ Government#sustainability+1 more

The redevelopment of the former Portelo mines in Bragança, already provided for in the 2026 State Budget, is not yet underway. Mining waste continues to pollute the Pepim River, says the PCP, calling for urgent intervention.

Observador13 Apr
PCP advocates for the redevelopment of the former Portelo mines

Bragança slaughterhouse closed for renovations until August

📍 Bragança🚇 Infrastructure🏖️ Daily Life#local-services+1 more

The project aims to improve the entire infrastructure and is budgeted at 230,000 euros. Local farmers will have to use slaughterhouses in neighbouring municipalities for animal slaughter.

Observador9 Apr
Bragança slaughterhouse closed for renovations until August

Need to review the Local Finance Law

📍 Bragança🏛️ Government💶 Finance#investment+3 more

Uncertainty regarding resources compromises planning and weakens investment capacity.

Correio da Manhã8 Apr
Need to review the Local Finance Law

A4 motorway closed in Bragança following a lorry crash

📍 Bragança🚇 Infrastructure🧭 Travel#traffic-disruption+2 more

A heavy goods vehicle was travelling from Spain to Portugal when it overturned onto the central reservation of the carriageway. There are no injuries.

Correio da Manhã8 Apr
A4 motorway closed in Bragança following a lorry crash

An opportunity called PROT Norte

📍 Bragança🏛️ Government🌱 Environment#regional-planning+2 more

The absence of consistent territorial policies has contributed to widening the gap between the coast and the interior.

Correio da Manhã1 Apr
An opportunity called PROT Norte

PSP warns of counterfeit banknotes circulating in Bragança

📍 Bragança⚖️ Legal🏖️ Daily Life#crime-report+2 more

Eight counterfeit 20-euro notes were found, reported by commercial and catering establishments.

Correio da Manhã1 Apr
PSP warns of counterfeit banknotes circulating in Bragança

Autopsy confirms that two women murdered by Cédric Prizzon died from asphyxiation

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

Cédric Prizzon killed the two women and is awaiting trial in the Guarda prison.

Correio da Manhã1 Apr
Autopsy confirms that two women murdered by Cédric Prizzon died from asphyxiation

Savoury Folar from Bragança distinguished as the best in the country in a national competition

📍 Bragança🏖️ Daily Life🎭 Culture#gastronomy+2 more

The secret of the winning folar lies in the dough, which rests before being baked for nearly an hour. The recognition has generated an avalanche of orders that has almost exhausted production capacity until Easter.

Expresso30 Mar
Savoury Folar from Bragança distinguished as the best in the country in a national competition

Cédric was a tough nut to crack for PJ investigators

📍 Bragança⚖️ Legal#crime-report

He maintained almost absolute silence. The murderer's son was heard for future memory and is currently in an institution.

Correio da Manhã27 Mar
Cédric was a tough nut to crack for PJ investigators

Tânia Laranjo at the site where former police officer claims to have buried his partner and ex-wife after suffocating them

📍 Bragança⚖️ Legal#crime-report

The lead reporter for CM and CMTV was at the Serra da Nogueira, in Bragança, where Cédric Prizzon, a former French police officer, buried his son's mother and stepmother.

Correio da Manhã26 Mar
Tânia Laranjo at the site where former police officer claims to have buried his partner and ex-wife after suffocating them

Son helped find the bodies: Frenchman kills girlfriend and ex-wife after travelling 1,100 kilometres to Bragança

📍 Bragança⚖️ Legal#crime-report+1 more

The macabre story begins with a kidnapping in which the girlfriend helped Cédric Prizzon abduct his wife and son. In the end, the young woman also ended up dead.

CNN Portugal26 Mar
Son helped find the bodies: Frenchman kills girlfriend and ex-wife after travelling 1,100 kilometres to Bragança

From energy crisis to opportunity, from challenge to territorial cohesion

📍 Bragança🏛️ Government🌱 Environment#energy-policy+3 more

Transforming global challenges into national opportunities requires courage and commitment.

Correio da Manhã26 Mar
From energy crisis to opportunity, from challenge to territorial cohesion

Union condemns criminal complaint filed by mayor against journalist

📍 Bragança⚖️ Legal🏛️ Government#freedom-of-press+2 more

Vitor Fernandes requested clarifications and access to administrative documents, for which he was accused of “harassment” by Isabel Ferreira. The union considered the action an attack on freedom of the press.

Observador21 Mar
Union condemns criminal complaint filed by mayor against journalist

"Please help us". Users of the Bragança Special Education Centre report assaults

📍 Bragança⚖️ Legal🩺 Health#public-safety+2 more

The Public Prosecutor's Office is investigating sexual abuse at the Bragança Special Education Centre. The case involves disabled adults living in an institution run by the Santa Casa da Misericórdia.

RTP Notícias20 Mar
"Please help us". Users of the Bragança Special Education Centre report assaults

Alleged abuse of people with disabilities at institution under investigation

📍 Bragança⚖️ Legal🩺 Health#public-safety+2 more

The Public Prosecutor's Office is investigating alleged sexual abuse at the Bragança Special Education Centre. The case involves adults with disabilities living in a Santa Casa da Misericórdia institution.

RTP Notícias20 Mar
Alleged abuse of people with disabilities at institution under investigation

Fire breaks out at a restaurant in Bragança

📍 Bragança⚖️ Legal🏖️ Daily Life#public-safety+1 more

The fire is believed to have started in the establishment's chimney.

Correio da Manhã16 Mar
Fire breaks out at a restaurant in Bragança

With a suspended pool facing the mountains, a new hotel in Trás-os-Montes is now accepting bookings

📍 Bragança🧭 Travel🏖️ Daily Life#tourism+2 more

In the final countdown, Água Hotels Terra Fria, in Bragança, is scheduled to open on April 1st and is already accepting reservations. Built on a slope, the hotel stands out for its panoramic suspended pool.

Expresso16 Mar
With a suspended pool facing the mountains, a new hotel in Trás-os-Montes is now accepting bookings

Polytechnics to universities: legitimate ambition, indispensable requirement

📍 Bragança🎓 Education🏛️ Government#higher-education+3 more

Portugal needs competitive institutions capable of asserting the country within the European knowledge space.

Correio da Manhã12 Mar
Polytechnics to universities: legitimate ambition, indispensable requirement

Preserving Montesinho. Commitment to biodiversity and heritage

📍 Bragança🌱 Environment🏛️ Government#sustainability+3 more

Preserving the Montesinho Natural Park is the goal. In Bragança, public tenders have already been launched to protect part of the environmental heritage.

RTP Notícias10 Mar
Preserving Montesinho. Commitment to biodiversity and heritage

Bragança sparks wave of solidarity to help communities affected by the storm

📍 Bragança🏖️ Daily Life🏛️ Government#severe-weather+3 more

The municipality has issued an appeal asking residents to donate goods to victims of the storm system 'Kristin'.

Correio da Manhã2 Feb
Bragança sparks wave of solidarity to help communities affected by the storm

Firefighters help deliver meals to communities in Bragança cut off by snow

📍 Bragança🏖️ Daily Life🚇 Infrastructure#emergency-services+3 more

Several communities in the municipality of Bragança were left virtually cut off by heavy snowfall, which prevented vehicles from reaching them. Firefighters helped distribute around 50 meals.

Correio da Manhã25 Jan
Firefighters help deliver meals to communities in Bragança cut off by snow