Latest news and stories about immigrant support in Portugal for expats and residents.
The Agrupamento das Escolas de Marrazes in Leiria has produced a welcome kit for immigrant students; the grouping now has more than 500 immigrant pupils from about 37 nationalities among roughly 2,500 students. The manual uses playful, accessible content to help children settle in and learn about school routines and local services. Parents of foreign-born pupils in the area should ask schools for the manual and language-support resources.
Casa do Brasil de Braga has been launched as a new association to provide support and services to immigrants in Braga, aiming to facilitate integration and address community needs. The initiative represents a coordinated local response to immigrant challenges by offering a dedicated organisational structure for assistance, outreach and advocacy. Monitoring its service offerings, partnerships and uptake will be important to assess its effectiveness in strengthening social inclusion and community cohesion in Braga.
The immigrant family has already been assigned a new home by the local council.
The first free online class will be held on April 15th. The goal is to help immigrants manage their money better and avoid falling victim to scams or becoming vulnerable.
Camila Barbosa, a Brazilian English teacher with 20 years of experience, has launched a social impact project in Porto: an English course specifically for immigrant women. Inspired by a personal experience with xenophobia, Barbosa created the course to help immigrants access qualified work, noting that English is crucial for professional growth in Portugal. The online, live-taught course offers flexible learning for shift workers, fosters a supportive community, and has already helped students overcome language barriers to advance their careers.
Among the main issues addressed during consultations held throughout 2025, 49.1% related to residency in national territory, totalling 864 consultations.
An initiative by teacher Camila Barbosa combines empathy and cooperation to promote linguistic autonomy and provide better job opportunities for women who have moved to Portugal.
Initiatives to raise donations demonstrate the integration of the immigrant community and reinforce bonds of solidarity in times of crisis.
Available on social media, the platform focuses on creating 'digital tools' to support immigrants' interaction with Portuguese society, as well as providing ongoing communication through social networks.
The initiative by the restaurant in Lisbon to offer language classes has enabled several of its foreign workers, who make up 30% of the staff and are mostly Nepalese, to advance to customer-facing positions.
