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Municipalities in Viseu

Armamar(3)Carregal do Sal(3)Castro Daire(29)Cinfães(14)Lamego(42)Mangualde(34)Moimenta da Beira(9)Mortágua(6)Nelas(22)Oliveira de Frades(13)Penalva do Castelo(13)Penedono(4)Resende(56)Santa Comba Dão(32)São João da Pesqueira(15)São Pedro do Sul(21)Sátão(20)Sernancelhe(11)Tabuaço(24)Tarouca(12)Tondela(133)Vila Nova de Paiva(3)Viseu(510)Vouzela(177)
Armamar(3)Carregal do Sal(3)Castro Daire(29)Cinfães(14)Lamego(42)Mangualde(34)Moimenta da Beira(9)Mortágua(6)Nelas(22)Oliveira de Frades(13)Penalva do Castelo(13)Penedono(4)Resende(56)Santa Comba Dão(32)São João da Pesqueira(15)São Pedro do Sul(21)Sátão(20)Sernancelhe(11)Tabuaço(24)Tarouca(12)Tondela(133)Vila Nova de Paiva(3)Viseu(510)Vouzela(177)







  • Armamar(3)
  • Carregal do Sal(3)
  • Castro Daire(29)
  • Cinfães(14)
  • Lamego(42)
  • Mangualde(34)
  • Moimenta da Beira(9)
  • Mortágua(6)
  • Nelas(22)
  • Oliveira de Frades(13)
  • Penalva do Castelo(13)
  • Penedono(4)
  • Resende(56)
  • Santa Comba Dão(32)
  • São João da Pesqueira(15)
  • São Pedro do Sul(21)
  • Sátão(20)
  • Sernancelhe(11)
  • Tabuaço(24)
  • Tarouca(12)
  • Tondela(133)
  • Vila Nova de Paiva(3)
  • Viseu(510)
  • Vouzela(177)

Portugal
  • 1665: At the Battle of Ambuíla in northern Angola, a Portuguese force from Luanda under Luís Lopes de Sequeira defeats the army of the Kingdom of Kongo. King António I is killed and beheaded, and the once-powerful kingdom slides into civil war.
  • 1936:The Tarrafal prison camp
    The steamer Luanda lands the first 152 political prisoners at the Tarrafal concentration camp on Santiago island in Cape Verde, among them Marinha Grande strikers and sailors from the September mutiny. The 'camp of slow death' operated until 1954 and again from 1961 to 1974.
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Recent stories

Motorcycle crash into wild boar kills 22-year-old in Nelas

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

Collision with the animal occurred on a municipal road in Canas de Senhorim. Death was declared at the scene.

cmjornal.pt25 Oct
Motorcycle crash into wild boar kills 22-year-old in Nelas

“A mine never ends”: does Urgeiriça still live under the invisible threat of radiation?

📍 Viseu🌱 Environment🎭 Culture#environment+2 more

Photographer Silvy Crespo delved into the past and present of the Urgeiriça uranium mines to remind us that the human and environmental cost of mining at the site is far from over.

publico.pt7 Oct

One dead after collision between heavy goods vehicle and car on the A25

📍 Viseu⚖️ Legal🚇 Infrastructure#public-safety+1 more

Accident occurred near the exit for Nelas

cnnportugal.iol.pt25 Sept
One dead after collision between heavy goods vehicle and car on the A25

Casa de Santar and gardens in the process of national classification

📍 Viseu📜 History🎭 Culture#cultural-heritage+1 more

Located in a wine-growing region, the Casa de Santar and its historic gardens in Nelas are in the process of receiving national classification. The opening of the procedure was published this Thursday in the Diário da República, following a proposal from the Department of Cultural Heritage. The opening of the classification procedure has been determined...

eco.sapo.pt17 Sept
Casa de Santar and gardens in the process of national classification

Montenegro indicates that fuel tax relief is already around 700 million euros

📍 Viseu💶 Finance🏛️ Government#cost-of-living+1 more

The Prime Minister indicated today that the fuel tax relief has already reached “about 700 million euros” in 2026 and admitted that new measures may be taken if prices remain at the level seen over the last four weeks.

rtp.pt4 Sept
Montenegro indicates that fuel tax relief is already around 700 million euros

“We are all being harmed”. Montenegro says fuel ‘discount’ already totals 700 million

📍 Viseu🏛️ Government💶 Finance#fuel-prices+2 more

The Prime Minister indicated this Friday that the tax discount on fuel has already reached “around 700 million euros” in 2026 and admitted that new measures may be taken if prices remain at the level seen over the last four weeks. “The country is making a very significant effort, which needs to be monitored, and if there is...

eco.sapo.pt4 Sept
“We are all being harmed”. Montenegro says fuel ‘discount’ already totals 700 million

Montenegro announces that the Government is preparing new support for agricultural diesel

📍 Viseu💶 Finance🏛️ Government#economic-indicator+1 more

The Prime Minister guaranteed that the Government is monitoring the situation regarding rising fuel prices and regrets “that the market is not stabilizing”.

cmjornal.pt4 Sept
Montenegro announces that the Government is preparing new support for agricultural diesel

Seriously injured in car crash in Viseu

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

The victim was transported by helicopter to the hospital.

cmjornal.pt15 Aug
Seriously injured in car crash in Viseu

Two seriously injured in house fire in Viseu

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

Victims will be transported by helicopter to the hospital.

cmjornal.pt9 Aug
Two seriously injured in house fire in Viseu

Terra de Senhorim and the watermills of the Ribeira

📍 Viseu📜 History🏖️ Daily Life#local-history+2 more

The text discusses the Beiras campaigns of Ferdinand the Great, King of León, the castle that headed the lands of Senhorim, the rock-cut graves, and the watermills of the Ribeira do Castelo.

observador.pt7 Aug
Terra de Senhorim and the watermills of the Ribeira

Pre-trial detention for vehicle theft suspect in Nelas

📍 Viseu⚖️ Legal#crime-report+1 more

Most severe coercive measure for a man arrested in flagrante delicto in Nelas. The suspect allegedly committed another robbery and an offence against physical integrity on the same day.

observador.pt7 Jul
Pre-trial detention for vehicle theft suspect in Nelas

Young person robs two houses and takes gold objects

📍 Viseu⚖️ Legal#crime-report+1 more

Sixteen stolen items recovered at a shop selling used precious metal.

cmjornal.pt27 Jun
Young person robs two houses and takes gold objects

Portugal refuses to sell 200 tonnes of uranium to maintain strategic reserve

📍 Viseu🌱 Environment🏛️ Government#sustainability+2 more

The Portuguese government has decided against the sale of 200 tonnes of uranium, opting instead to keep the material as part of a strategic national reserve.

Jornal EconómicoJornal Económico22 Jun
Portugal refuses to sell 200 tonnes of uranium to maintain strategic reserve

NELAS: Producers from the municipality win 11 medals at the 2026 Wines of Portugal Competition

📍 Viseu🏖️ Daily Life🎭 Culture#wine+2 more

Wine producers based in the Nelas municipality were awarded 11 medals at the national 2026 Wines of Portugal contest.

SAPOSAPO14 May
NELAS: Producers from the municipality win 11 medals at the 2026 Wines of Portugal Competition

Portuguese firm Purever wins £30 million contract for Jaguar factory in the UK

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

The Portuguese company Purever has secured a 30-million-euro contract to supply the new battery factory for the Indian group Agratas in England, which will equip Jaguar and Land Rover electric vehicles. The project, managed by Purever's subsidiary Ardmac UK, involves the design, production, and installation of cleanrooms and dry rooms required for battery cell manufacturing and assembly.

Diário de Notícias13 Apr
Portuguese firm Purever wins £30 million contract for Jaguar factory in the UK

Nelas invests 1.8 million euros in water pipes

📍 Viseu🚇 Infrastructure🏛️ Government#water-supply+2 more

Investment of 1.8 million euros to replace pipes that are approximately 60 years old is 70% co-funded by the Integrated Territorial Investments programme.

Observador9 Apr
Nelas invests 1.8 million euros in water pipes

Nelas literary festival pays tribute to António Lobo Antunes

📍 Viseu🎭 Culture#literary-festival+2 more

The 10th edition of the literary festival takes place between 17 and 24 April in Nelas, a municipality in the Viseu district with deep roots in the writer's work and memory.

Observador2 Apr
Nelas literary festival pays tribute to António Lobo Antunes

Turnover up to 150,000 euros: Nelas exempts municipal corporate tax

📍 Viseu💶 Finance🏛️ Government#corporate-tax+3 more

The initiative “forgoes general revenue, but stimulates the local economy, creates income and generates value,” argues Joaquim Amaral, Mayor of Nelas.

Observador30 Mar
Turnover up to 150,000 euros: Nelas exempts municipal corporate tax

Carlos Raposo, the winemaker who believed in imperfect wines and lives, has died

📍 Viseu🎭 Culture🏖️ Daily Life#winemaking+2 more

He entered the world of wine at 16, spent a significant part of his career abroad, worked at Niepoort, and in 2011 created his 'Vinhos Imperfeitos' (Imperfect Wines) in Nelas, in the Dão region.

Público30 Mar
Carlos Raposo, the winemaker who believed in imperfect wines and lives, has died

The solidarity-driven nature to unite the town of Santar

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

José Luís de Vasconcellos e Souza explains the relationship of this project with some of the town's institutions, such as the Santa Casa da Misericórdia and the primary school.

Observador19 Mar
The solidarity-driven nature to unite the town of Santar

The tradition of wine in Santar

📍 Viseu🏖️ Daily Life🎭 Culture#wine+3 more

The Santar Vila Jardins project includes several vineyards that produce the 'Memórias' wine. Ana Constantino and Joana Pereira explain all the details of the project.

Observador18 Mar
The tradition of wine in Santar

The Chapel of Saint Francis of Assisi in Santar

📍 Viseu📜 History🎭 Culture#heritage+2 more

José Luís de Vasconcellos e Souza explains that this chapel has followed the family's entire dynamic throughout the centuries. He also highlights the religious figures inspired by São Tomé and Príncipe.

Observador13 Mar
The Chapel of Saint Francis of Assisi in Santar

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