Portugal Acronyms Glossary: NIF, NISS, AIMA, SNS, IMT, AT and More
Portugal uses acronyms everywhere. When you move to Porto, it can feel like every useful thing has been shortened into three or four letters: NIF, […]
Practical Information
BBQs, Garden Fires and Bonfire Permission in Portugal
Portugal does outdoor cooking very well. Grilled fish, meat, bread, smoke in the air, people standing around giving opinions. It is part of the good […]
Wildfire Season in Northern Portugal: What New Residents Should Know
Porto city is not a village in the forest, but northern Portugal is never far away. Drive inland for a weekend, rent a rural house, […]
Animal Welfare and Reporting Problems in Portugal
Seeing an animal in trouble is horrible, especially when you are in a new country and do not know who to call. In Portugal the […]
Vehicle Breakdown and Recovery in Portugal
A vehicle breakdown in Portugal is usually annoying, not dramatic. But on a motorway, rural road or hot summer day, it can become dangerous if […]
Importing a Car to Portugal: When It Makes Sense and When It Does Not
Importing a car to Portugal can make sense, but it is not something I would do on instinct. You may love the car, know its […]
Driving Licence Exchange or Registration in Portugal
Your driving licence may be fine in Portugal, or it may need exchange. The problem is that people often remember what applied on holiday and […]
Multibanco in Portugal: ATMs, Payments and Everyday Banking
Multibanco is one of those things I had to learn properly after moving to Portugal. At first I thought it just meant ATM. You put […]
NHR, IFICI and Portugal Tax Incentives: What New Residents Should Verify
NHR used to be one of the first things people mentioned when talking about moving to Portugal. For a long time, it sounded simple from […]
Tax Residency vs Legal Residency in Portugal
Tax residency and legal residency are not the same thing. I know the words sound similar, and in normal conversation people mix them all the […]