Spanish newspaper, El Mundo, says that Portugal is a "safe haven" for the Brazilian LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex' community.
The article, published this Monday, reveals that since Jair Bolsonaro was elected as the 38th President of Brazil, Portugal has become a safe haven for the LGBTI community that is fleeing Brazil because of homophobic attacks.
Excessive support payments to the electricity sector amount to €3.4 billion, according to the preliminary report of a parliamentary commission of inquiry.
Of this total, €2.4 billion has been shelled out by consumers to the former state-owned company, EDP.
A local man, crushed on a building site in Montenegro, Faro, on Monday, died at the scene from head injuries.
Filipe Silva, 37, was working on a warehouse when part of a wall collapsed, crushing him between a vehicle and a wall.
The lower Alentejo area is the subject of a dire warning from the environmental association, Zero, which warns of looming disaster from 200,000 hectares of intensive crops, threatening the environment and endangering health.
Zero has picked up on the expansion of the water supply for crop irrigation that will facilitate an increase in productive agricultural area beyond those already planned in the Alqueva project, in particular new areas in Alto Sado and Alto Alentejo.
The Brelcome campaign, launched by Turismo de Portugal in Lisbon on March 15, to counteract any negative effects of Brexit, already has been seen by a generously estimated eight million people and has triggered a message from the Scottish parliament.
Turismo de Portugal notes the Scottish message, spotted on twitter, which thanks the Portuguese campaign and says the country will continue with, "open arms, open mind and heart" to welcome Portuguese and European tourists, even after Brexit.
The ferry service between Portimão and Funchal in Madeira will resumed on 8 July, 2019 with a weekly service operational until the end of September.
Ticket prices will be the same as last year for passage on board the Volcan de Tijarafe ferry for the twelve trips and are available from the middle of next week.
The Algarve’s University has submitted a report indicating that the Ombria Resort, seven kilometres north of Loulé, will benefit the State by €153 million.
A University team has published the, 'Economic and Social Impact of the Ombria Resort Development in the Municipality of Loulé' and attributed a value to the Treasury and local Council of the resort’s total tax contribution.
Prisoners have been taking part in cleaning, maintenance and repair work in Olhão.
Under the collaboration between the Prison in Olhão and the local Council, the inmates have been on day release to help out in a variety of maintenance tasks and repairs to equipment.
