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Bohemian Portugal: where to live a laid-back lifestyle


May 4, 2018 9:11 am by Fernando Porta

Portugal offers a pleasant laid-back lifestyle, wherever you choose to reside. Even the country’s cities manage to refrain from feeling too frenetic. However, if a bohemian lifestyle is what you crave, […]

 

Perfect Portuguese white wines


May 2, 2018 9:31 am by Fernando Porta

Portugal is rightly known as the home of classy reds and, of course, Port. But its white wines deserve to be tasted, too. Here are three great bottles to get […]

 

The Carnation Revolution: 5 May 1974


May 2, 2018 9:29 am by Fernando Porta

Following the peaceful coup on 25 April, photographer David Newell-Smith travelled to Portugal to document the changes. Know more…

 

‘Europe’s Florida’ Sparks Rift as Portugal Lures Rich Pensioners


April 30, 2018 2:42 pm by Fernando Porta

After a lifetime of long Swedish winters and hefty tax bills, Dan Wikstrom’s dream of a comfortable retirement in the sun has come true. Not in a Caribbean tax haven, […]

 

Perfect Portuguese white wines


April 30, 2018 2:11 pm by Fernando Porta

Portugal is rightly known as the home of classy reds and, of course, Port. But its white wines deserve to be tasted, too. Here are three great bottles to get […]

 

Europe’s Center Left Is Alive and Kicking, at Least in Portugal


April 23, 2018 9:37 am by Fernando Porta

Social democratic parties are collapsing across Europe, the victims of rising nationalism and a failure to produce convincing answers to the euro area’s financial crisis. But not, it seems, in […]

 

Lisbon’s Real Estate Market Hasn’t Peaked Yet, Investor Says


April 23, 2018 9:31 am by Fernando Porta

Paula Amorim, the Portuguese investor who’s chairman of oil producer Galp Energia SGPS SA, doesn’t think Lisbon’s booming real estate market has peaked yet as she plans to invest in […]

 

Portugal’s economy grows again


April 20, 2018 8:39 am by Fernando Porta

Austerity has been Germany’s recommendation to debt-ridden EU countries. But Portugal decided to go against saving and lowering government expenditure. And that appears to have worked for its economy, which […]

 

Responsabilidade por infiltrações de águas


April 17, 2018 2:15 pm by Fernando Porta

Obrigação de reparação e indemnização O Tribunal da Relação de Guimarães (TRG) decidiu que quem ocupe e utilize de forma exclusiva uma varanda, sem proceder às necessárias obras de conservação […]

 

Social democracy is floundering everywhere in Europe, except Portugal – A small miracle on the Atlantic


April 16, 2018 11:11 am by Fernando Porta

ANTONIO COSTA, Portugal’s affable prime minister, greets your columnist with a broad grin as he settles his hefty frame into a sofa in his official residence. He has a lot […]

 



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