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Portalegre, Portugal

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Municipalities in Portalegre

Alter do Chão(31)Arronches(14)Avis(13)Campo Maior(46)Castelo de Vide(49)Crato(35)Elvas(66)Fronteira(8)Gavião(8)Marvão(26)Monforte(10)Nisa(16)Ponte de Sor(81)Portalegre(117)Sousel(5)
Alter do Chão(31)Arronches(14)Avis(13)Campo Maior(46)Castelo de Vide(49)Crato(35)Elvas(66)Fronteira(8)Gavião(8)Marvão(26)Monforte(10)Nisa(16)Ponte de Sor(81)Portalegre(117)Sousel(5)







  • Alter do Chão(31)
  • Arronches(14)
  • Avis(13)
  • Campo Maior(46)
  • Castelo de Vide(49)
  • Crato(35)
  • Elvas(66)
  • Fronteira(8)
  • Gavião(8)
  • Marvão(26)
  • Monforte(10)
  • Nisa(16)
  • Ponte de Sor(81)
  • Portalegre(117)
  • Sousel(5)

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

Restaurants in Portugal showcasing the best of local traditions in Portalegre

📍 Portalegre🏖️ Daily Life🧭 Travel#gastronomy+2 more

Home News Restaurants in Portugal showcasing the best of local traditions in Portalegre Restaurants in Portugal showcasing the best of local traditions in Portalegre Six restaurants in the municipality of Avis, in the district of Portalegre, are taking part in a gastronomic trail this November—an

The Portugal News31 Oct
Restaurants in Portugal showcasing the best of local traditions in Portalegre

Children in Avis will be able to receive olive oil until they are 18

📍 Portalegre🏖️ Daily Life#community+1 more

The initiative starts with about 40 children from the SCMA nursery, but the project may also eventually cover primary school students at the Erveda school. It begins this Friday.

observador.pt9 Sept
Children in Avis will be able to receive olive oil until they are 18

Children from Avis will be able to receive olive oil from their own tree until they are 18

📍 Portalegre🏖️ Daily Life🎭 Culture#community+2 more

Each olive tree produces “more or less a litre” of olive oil per harvest, and production is expected to be in full swing within three years.

cmjornal.pt9 Sept
Children from Avis will be able to receive olive oil from their own tree until they are 18

Four people displaced following fire in two homes in Avis

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

The flames affected three homes in the centre of the town of Avis, two of which were left uninhabitable.

cnnportugal.iol.pt16 Aug
Four people displaced following fire in two homes in Avis

Four people displaced following fire in two homes in Avis

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

Flames affected three homes in the centre of the town of Avis, two of which were left uninhabitable.

cmjornal.pt15 Aug
Four people displaced following fire in two homes in Avis

Four people displaced following fire in two houses in Avis

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

A fire damaged three houses in Avis. Four people were left homeless, but there are no reported injuries.

observador.pt15 Aug
Four people displaced following fire in two houses in Avis

Four people displaced following fire in two homes in Avis

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

Flames affected three homes in the centre of the town of Avis, two of which were left uninhabitable.

cmjornal.pt15 Aug
Four people displaced following fire in two homes in Avis

Valnor to invest 34 million in new waste facility

📍 Portalegre🌱 Environment🚇 Infrastructure#sustainability+1 more

The tender for the construction of a new sorting facility in Avis has been opened, with an investment of 34 million euros. The company is responsible for waste treatment in 25 municipalities.

observador.pt14 Aug
Valnor to invest 34 million in new waste facility

GNR arrests two suspects for domestic violence and slavery against a sexagenarian in Avis

📍 Portalegre⚖️ Legal#crime-report+1 more

The detainees were brought before the Fronteira Court, where they were subjected to coercive measures including identity and residence requirements, and a prohibition on contacting the victim and witnesses involved in the case in any way.

cmjornal.pt27 May
GNR arrests two suspects for domestic violence and slavery against a sexagenarian in Avis

Motorist who died in Avis suspected of killing woman in Castelo de Vide

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

A 42-year-old man who died this Saturday, March 28, in a road accident in the municipality of Avis, Portalegre district, is the suspect in the murder of his 28-year-old ex-partner in Castelo de Vide, a judicial source revealed. The man died after his car went off the road on the EN243. Earlier, authorities had been alerted to the murder of the woman at her home in Castelo de Vide. The Judicial Police (PJ) confirmed the case is being investigated as a homicide in the context of domestic violence.

Diário de Notícias28 Mar
Motorist who died in Avis suspected of killing woman in Castelo de Vide

Raimundo wants tax cuts in the energy sector

📍 Portalegre🏛️ Government💶 Finance#cost-of-living+3 more

The PCP leader demands a reduction in VAT on gas, electricity, and telecommunications, and calls for a contribution from large companies and banks, which are reporting 'historic profits'.

Observador22 Mar
Raimundo wants tax cuts in the energy sector

Raimundo wants tax cuts in the energy sector and criticises the Government

📍 Portalegre🏛️ Government💶 Finance#cost-of-living+3 more

Paulo Raimundo also wants large companies and banks to contribute from the profits generated.

Correio da Manhã22 Mar
Raimundo wants tax cuts in the energy sector and criticises the Government

Lorry crash closes national road in the municipality of Avis

📍 Portalegre🏖️ Daily Life🚇 Infrastructure#road-closure+3 more

A lorry ran off the road, blocking a national road in the municipality of Avis.

Diário de Notícias18 Dec
Lorry crash closes national road in the municipality of Avis

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