Most coffee sold in Portuguese supermarkets is a blend of arabica and robusta, and several of the big brands still use torrefacto, where sugar is burned …
Moving to Portugal as an EU Citizen: Every Step, in the Order That Works
Moving to Portugal from another EU country needs no visa and no residence permit. It does take about ten separate registrations, spread across the tax office, …
Your NHR Is Ending: What It Costs to Stay in Portugal and Where People Go Instead
Portugal had 128,958 people on the NHR regime in 2024, according to an IGF audit reported by ECO. That’s three times the 41,229 counted in 2019. …
Portugal Mortgage for Business Owners: The Income Banks Want to See
If your income comes as dividends from your own company, a Portuguese bank will lend against it, but only after it has shown up on your …
Home Alarm Systems in Portugal: Skip Verisure and Own Your Setup
If you’ve just moved into a house in Cascais, a Verisure or Prosegur rep will probably get to you before your furniture does. The pitch is …
How to Register With Portugal’s SNS, and What It Actually Covers
Hospital de Santo António dos Capuchos, Lisbon. Photo by RickMorais, CC BY-SA 4.0. Portugal’s Serviço Nacional de Saúde is residence-based, not contribution-based. You don’t buy into …
Private Health Insurance in Portugal: The Gaps That Matter Most
Health insurance in Portugal gets sold on two things: the monthly premium and the size of the provider network. Both are easy to compare, and neither …
Moving Country With N26: What Changes, What Stays, and the Italy Exception
Moving to another European country while keeping your N26 account sounds like it should be an address change and nothing more. It largely is, but not …
Keeping a Spanish Phone Number While Living Abroad
A Spanish mobile number is cheap to hold and easy to lose by accident. Banks send verification codes to it and some government systems will only …
Lisbon From Cascais: When to Take the Train, When to Drive, and What It All Costs
Cascais sits about 30 kilometers west of Lisbon, and once you live here the city stops being a destination and becomes a routine. What changes is …
Internet and Mobile in Portugal: Why I Use UZO
UZO sells mobile and home internet in Portugal on MEO’s network at sub-brand prices, and it’s what I’d point any new arrival at. Setting it up …
Setting Up Utilities in Portugal: A Practical Guide for New Arrivals
Four utilities, four different systems. Electricity and gas are fully liberalized, so you pick a retailer and can leave whenever you want. Water isn’t liberalized at …
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