Latest news and stories about expat wellbeing in Lisboa, Portugal for expats and residents.
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An analytical look at the financial pressures of childcare costs in the UK, prompting a family to weigh the trade-offs of a significant salary reduction in exchange for a better work-life balance in Portugal.
Psychologist Juliana Ribeiro de Souza Revoredo is researching the emotional and professional impact on Brazilian lawyers following the sudden termination of the reciprocity agreement between the Brazilian and Portuguese Bar Associations in 2023.
The Brazilian Consulate in Lisbon has initiated a campaign aimed at raising awareness and providing guidance on women's rights and combating gender-based violence. This initiative involves posting videos on social media twice a week, focusing on outreach and public safety for women.
Lisbon firefighters' union says the Regimento de Sapadores Bombeiros de Lisboa (RSBL) is in 'utter disarray', citing delays in promotions, organisational failures and that more than 10% of operational personnel lack proper uniforms. Staff are considering issuing a pre-strike notice as a warning that industrial action could follow if complaints over safety, logistics and career progression are not resolved. The union warns these problems undermine emergency response and public safety and is calling for urgent management and municipal intervention.
“There is an idea that whoever is racist is a bad person. They are no worse than others,” but this idea prevents the discussion of racism, says the professor from the School of Arts and Humanities at the University of Lisbon.
My country, which for 50 years has balanced itself on the rubble of underdevelopment, has built a strange industry. An industry of death. An industry specialised in turning people into corpses. Opinion by Miguel Luís
The Book Fair hosts a discussion this Tuesday, June 9, on integration and combating xenophobia. The session will take place at 6 pm in the event's Purple Square. It is promoted by the Saudade bookstore, which has a stand at the fair and a special programme. The theme of the conversation is 'Brazil and Portugal relations: initiatives and projects that promote cultural integration and combat xenophobia and racism'. Participants include the Consul-General of Brazil in Lisbon, Ambassador Alessandro Candeas, and the editor of DN Brasil, with moderation by Cristina Fontenele, a writer and columnist for the newspaper. The panel aims to discuss best practices for immigrant integration in Portugal and actions to combat racism and xenophobia, which have been priorities for Brazilian diplomacy in the country. Recently, the consulate promoted the 'Friends of Brazil' contest in Portuguese schools, which saw over 100 entries. Attendance is free and no prior registration is required. DN Brasil is a section of Diário de Notícias dedicated to the Brazilian community living in or planning to move to Portugal.
Cease all that the ancient Muse sings, for a new tax rises in the Diário.
An American researcher is looking for working mothers based in Portugal to participate in a paid research study.
Parents and guardians have filed a complaint and an investigation process is already underway
The 27th Lisbon LGBTI+ Pride March takes to the streets of the capital on June 6th, under the slogan “Neither Silence, Nor Fear: We Exist and We Resist”, warning of the “risk of setbacks” to rights.
Surviving Lisbon is an extreme sport: between the panic of electric scooters and dangerous elderly drivers, the only solution is to switch to 'AI mode' and escape to the beach under the pretext of the strike.
A teacher at a school in Parede is under investigation after parents reported racist and anti-immigrant comments. The administration states the complaints are recent, though there have been alerts since 2025.
For the mayor of the Portuguese capital, despite local parochialism, “Lisbon's culture is also Africa, also Brazil, also Asia”. It is a city built on differences.
The model took to social media to report that he was the target of a homophobic assault after attending the Bad Bunny concert in Lisbon.
On the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, the City Council's initiative aims to reaffirm Lisbon as an “open city and defender of human rights.”
The foundation invites Marina Borba to create pieces inspired by the Art & Fashion exhibition, currently on display in Lisbon. Of the eight proposals presented, six were approved and the creations are for sale at the museum shop.
Lisbon has consolidated its position as the largest Brazilian electoral district abroad for the upcoming presidential elections in October, with a growth of 52.36%, a Brazilian diplomatic source told Lusa.
Several residents have health problems and the elevator broke down three months ago.
Lisbon has consolidated its position as the largest polling station for Brazilians living abroad, with 68,979 voters eligible to cast their ballots in the upcoming October elections. This provisional figure, released by the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), reflects transfer requests made by the April 6th deadline. The growth is significant compared to the 45,273 voters registered in the Portuguese capital for the 2022 elections. To manage the increased demand and avoid long queues, the consulate has secured two additional polling locations at the University of Lisbon, alongside the Faculty of Law, including the Faculty of Letters and the Rectory building. The consulate expects to set up 183 polling sections with 87 electronic voting machines, with final figures to be confirmed in June. Porto also remains a major hub, ranking as the fifth city globally for registered Brazilian voters.
Meta defends parental supervision of adolescent user accounts and denies that it is shifting responsibilities, asserting that parents want control over what their children see on social media. Antigone Davis, global head of safety at the company that owns Facebook and Instagram, is conducting this week a...
