Viana do Castelo, Portugal
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The APA has announced that a 27-million-euro investment in urgent repairs to address storm damage on beaches is nearly finished. With only one project remaining in Costa da Caparica, officials state that the planned infrastructure work has been successfully executed to ensure safety for the summer season.
A 57-year-old man died on Monday afternoon after being struck by a train near Moledo in the municipality of Caminha. Rail traffic on the Minho line was suspended for approximately two hours between Caminha and Carreço while emergency services, including the Medical Emergency and Resuscitation Vehicle (Viatura Médica de Emergência e Reanimação or VMER), responded to the scene. An investigation into the circumstances of the accident is underway.
The VMER (Viatura Médica de Emergência e Reanimação) is an emergency medical vehicle staffed by a doctor and a nurse, designed to provide advanced life support at the scene of an accident or medical crisis. These vehicles operate under the national emergency medical institute (Instituto Nacional de Emergência Médica or INEM) and are dispatched to stabilize patients before transport to a hospital.
Hugo Soares, the parliamentary leader of the Social Democratic Party (Partido Social Democrata or PSD), has defended the government’s approach to immigration as a “quiet change” that avoids ideological extremes. Soares challenged the Socialist Party (Partido Socialista) and Chega to reach a consensus on revisions to the Nationality Law (Lei da Nacionalidade). Visa holders should note that the government aims to position itself in the “moderate centre” while tightening certain regulations.
Hugo Soares is the PSD parliamentary leader, as noted during a recent biweekly debate. He warned the PSD will pursue all available measures if it believes an amendment to the lay-off decree-law approved by the opposition violates the law, which matters for workers and employers following labour-rule changes.
Rui Fernando da Silva Rio (born 1957) is a Portuguese politician and tax consultant known for his moderate, fiscally disciplined approach to center-right politics. As mayor of Porto for over a decade, he was credited with stabilizing the city's finances and overseeing urban regeneration.
He led the PSD from 2018 to 2022, adopting a conciliatory tone that contrasted with the more combative style of other PSD leaders. He lost the 2022 legislative election to the PS's António Costa (who won an absolute majority) and was succeeded as PSD leader by Luís Montenegro. He remains an influential voice in PSD internal debates and is occasionally cited in commentary on the party's direction.
Chega ("Enough") is a Portuguese far-right populist party founded in 2019 by André Ventura. It positions itself as an anti-establishment movement against what it calls a "rotten and corrupt system" of PS-PSD dominance. The party surged from 1.3% in 2019 to 22.8% in May 2025, becoming parliament's second-largest force with 60 seats. Chega's core platform emphasizes strict immigration control—ending automatic CPLP residency, deporting non-independent immigrants, implementing job-market quotas, and requiring five-year social security contributions before benefit access. It advocates radical constitutional reform, including reducing parliament to 100 members, abolishing the prime minister position for a presidential system, and dismantling public healthcare. Law-and-order policies include life imprisonment and chemical castration proposals.
The party is defined by inflammatory anti-Romani rhetoric, with Ventura convicted multiple times for discrimination. Chega maintains international alignments with European far-right figures including Marine Le Pen, Santiago Abascal, and Matteo Salvini. Mainstream Portuguese parties, including Prime Minister Luís Montenegro's government, have imposed a cordon sanitaire, refusing coalition with Chega despite its parliamentary strength.
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Caminha Maritime Police teams detected the body floating near the location where he was last seen.
It appears the young man was swept away by the current while swimming with four friends.
It appears the young man was swept away by the current while swimming with four friends.
The young man disappeared on Sunday while swimming in the international stretch of the Minho River, in Caminha. More than 40 personnel and Spanish vessels participated in the search.
The young man has been missing since early Sunday afternoon, after going swimming with four friends and getting into difficulty with the current.
A 23-year-old man has been missing since Sunday afternoon after he went swimming with four friends and got into difficulty with the current.
A 23-year-old man has been missing since Sunday afternoon after he went swimming with four friends and got into difficulty with the current.
The youth was reportedly swept away by the current while swimming in the international section of the Minho River, between the Morraceira island of Seixas and Lanhelas.
A group of five friends was caught off guard by the current while swimming in the Minho River. Four managed to reach the shore safely, one remains missing.
A group of six young people reportedly went swimming early this Sunday afternoon near the town of Seixas when they found themselves struggling against the current.
More than 40 personnel are involved in the search and rescue operations for the young man missing in the Minho River.
Four young people managed to get out of the water, but one is missing
A group of six young people reportedly went swimming early this Sunday afternoon near the town of Seixas when they found themselves struggling against the current.
Three more children are needed to reach the minimum of 10 students required. The Caminha City Council says it has done everything it could, but warns that alarmism may drive parents away.
On July 6th, parents in Vilar de Mouros were looking for three children to enrol by this Wednesday to avoid the closure of the local nursery.
The 14th edition of the Caminha Long-Distance Triathlon, taking place this Sunday, will affect traffic on the National Road 13 (EN13) between 06:30 and 10:45, with two traffic lanes being maintained, the local council revealed today.
This year, there is a record participation, with more than 900 athletes of various nationalities registered.
The magic of ancient medieval fairs arrives in Caminha between July 22 and 26. Medieval Caminha is the name of the initiative that brings the Middle Ages to the historic centre of the town in Viana do Castelo.
Three more children are needed to meet the minimum class size. The Caminha municipality says it is necessary to wait for the end of the enrollment period.
The Caminha City Council has signed a protocol with Docapesca to manage the Onda Building. The fishermen's association has an 80,000 euro project to refurbish the property.
The association aims to develop a permanent adapted and inclusive fishing programme.
A 25-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of attempting to murder her husband after allegedly stabbing him multiple times while he slept in their apartment in Vila Praia de The post Four-year-old watches as mother allegedly stabs sleeping husband multiple times appeared first on Portugal Resident.
Suspect of qualified homicide was arrested by the Judicial Police.
The kindergarten needs 10 children to open a class. Without them, it will close — and take the primary school with it. The deadline is July 15th.
The establishment benefits from renovated infrastructure, featuring a canteen, extracurricular activities, and a free transport service.
The Secretary-General of the PCP believes it is the Government's duty to ensure that no student is disadvantaged by the “enormous mess” in the digital grading of national exams and accused the executive of “shirking responsibilities”.
For the first time this year, the more than 300,000 exams taken by 11th and 12th-grade students were all digitised before being distributed to teachers for evaluation.
Paulo Raimundo accuses the Government of “shirking responsibilities” after failures in the digitisation of over 300,000 11th and 12th-grade exams. Results have already been postponed.
