Latest news and stories about podcasts in Portugal for expats and residents.
Expresso Podfest brought together, on Tuesday at the Rectorate of NOVA University Lisbon, some of the main podcast projects from the Impresa group in an event that highlighted the format's growth in Portugal and the role of “enriching conversations” as a driving force behind the success of digital audio.
Over the past year, Portuguese listeners clicked play 33.2 million times to listen to an Observador podcast. We are national leaders. Renascença finished second and Comercial third.
Portuguese podcasts recorded a total of around 153.4 million downloads in 2025, averaging 12.8 million per month. The best month was May, with 18.5 million, and the worst was August, with about 8.3 million. December closed the year with the second-lowest figure in 2025 — around 10.5 ...
In the anniversary week of Expresso and SIC Notícias, we revisit the tribute to Francisco Pinto Balsemão given at the presentation of the book 'A Man Ahead of His Time'. We travel to Germany to examine the history of the Berlin Wall, explore the benefits of having a weekly menu, and recall Alves dos Reis, Portugal's greatest conman.
