Latest news and stories about opinion in daily life in Portugal for expats and residents.
In this opinion piece, Arlindo Oliveira highlights that Portugal shows the largest discrepancy between perceived corruption (high) and corruption measured by direct personal experience (low). The article analyses how this perception–experience gap affects public trust and the policy debate, and argues for targeted communication and policy responses to reconcile public perception with measured realities.
In this analytical opinion piece Miguel Esteves Cardoso contends that our bodies often cope and recover on their own. He examines tendencies to overreact and overmedicalise everyday symptoms, arguing for measured self-care, patience and perspective—an approach especially pertinent to expatriates adjusting to different health norms.
We used new oak to create sweet notes, soften tannins and 'dress up' the wine to rapidly trigger dopamine in the brain. So much so that what should have been music turned into noise. Opinion by Catarina Cunha
From the ground to the hand that breaks it, bread carries the flavour of the human condition. Column by André Barata
A commentary contrasting the choice to refuse to heed ignorance with the decision to welcome and celebrate diversity.
I think that simply saying “Ya, man” and “bué” while drinking a cup of tea in a bar at 10pm already reveals our 'cotice' (old-timer behaviour). Column by Ana Lázaro
Why did time insist on overtaking me? Column by Inês Meneses
I don't know which will be the coldest and darkest day of this winter, but there is a hope, however crazy it may be, that it has already passed. Column by Miguel Esteves Cardoso
Older people who didn't lose heart are far stronger than young people who were never challenged to lose heart. They are not just survivors. They are winners. Column by Miguel Esteves Cardoso.
They are not gifts, nor are they necessarily recent editions, but they are the books that, for mysterious reasons known only to themselves, chose to be read during the year that is now ending. Opinion piece by Pedro Norton
One of the most persistent traits in our people, from top to bottom and among both the poor and the rich, is the prevalence of behaviours that conform to each person's social position. Opinion piece by José Pacheco Pereira
The debates (which attracted a large audience), Gouveia e Melo (who confused voters) and the President of the Republic (who is seeking the limelight) are the Good, the Bad and the Villain.
