Portugal

Construction

Man builds house with concrete made from recycled paper and attracts attention in Portugal; named Porta do Caracol, the home features solar panels, a vertical garden, and a pool with natural filters.

Andriely Medeiros de Araújo 16/06/2026 at 11:41

Economy

Germany, Japan, Portugal, and other countries face labor shortages and create visas to attract foreigners, but requirements reach up to three years of Brazilian minimum wage.

Alisson Ficher 10/06/2026 at 17:01

Interesting facts

Two Brazilian students created a hospital stretcher that adjusts solely by the patient’s voice, without cranks or screens, and won the award for best international project at the 2026 Science Fair in Portugal, providing more autonomy to the elderly, people with reduced mobility, and even quadriplegics.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 04/06/2026 at 17:53

Construction

Couple transforms abandoned land in Portugal, moves a 6-ton tiny house, hides a container on the slope, and builds a 50 m² deck in two days while advancing on the main house surrounded by glass and nature.

Carla Teles 27/05/2026 at 20:50

Science and Technology

While the United States and China duel for the Moon, Portugal has taken the lead in Europe and secured the continent’s first reusable spaceport on a volcanic island. In three years, an ESA spacecraft will land in the Portuguese Atlantic for the first time in history.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 27/05/2026 at 20:04

Interesting facts

Cristiano Ronaldo builds a billion-dollar mansion in Portugal with 54,000 square feet, a 3-acre plot facing the Atlantic, private spa, indoor and outdoor pools, and an estimated value of an impressive R$ 385 million.

Alisson Ficher 21/05/2026 at 21:14

Economy

Portugal and Ireland strengthen migration barriers against Brazilians in 2025 with increased inspections at airports, expand control over irregular stays, and increase the number of travelers prevented from entering even with valid reservations and tickets.

Hilton Libório 21/05/2026 at 09:30

Geopolitics

Law that tightens nationality in Portugal takes effect today and changes rules that may delay citizenship for Brazilians

Caio Aviz 19/05/2026 at 17:00

Interesting facts

Brazilians who already had a stable life in Portugal are crossing the border into Spain, attracted by higher salaries and an extraordinary regularization that promises to legalize 500,000 immigrants, while the Portuguese approve increasingly tougher laws against those coming from outside.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 11/05/2026 at 15:22

Geopolitics

Canada’s richest province challenges the federal government, advances with a separatist movement, and could hold a historic vote for independence.

Jefferson Augusto 07/05/2026 at 19:42

Science and Technology

Portugal removes more than 2 million tons of sand from the seabed and dumps it all on vulnerable beaches in the Algarve, in a mega-operation to curb erosion, widen the coastal strip by up to 37 meters, and prevent the coastline from receding further.

Ana Alice 04/05/2026 at 05:50

Economy

A 4-day work week (4×3 schedule) with no pay cut increases revenue in 86% of companies in Portugal, an economist points out.

Andriely Medeiros de Araújo 30/04/2026 at 11:02

Man builds house with concrete made from recycled paper and attracts attention in Portugal; named Porta do Caracol, the home features solar panels, a vertical garden, and a pool with natural filters.

Germany, Japan, Portugal, and other countries face labor shortages and create visas to attract foreigners, but requirements reach up to three years of Brazilian minimum wage.

Couple transforms abandoned land in Portugal, moves a 6-ton tiny house, hides a container on the slope, and builds a 50 m² deck in two days while advancing on the main house surrounded by glass and nature.

While the United States and China duel for the Moon, Portugal has taken the lead in Europe and secured the continent’s first reusable spaceport on a volcanic island. In three years, an ESA spacecraft will land in the Portuguese Atlantic for the first time in history.

Cristiano Ronaldo builds a billion-dollar mansion in Portugal with 54,000 square feet, a 3-acre plot facing the Atlantic, private spa, indoor and outdoor pools, and an estimated value of an impressive R$ 385 million.

Portugal and Ireland strengthen migration barriers against Brazilians in 2025 with increased inspections at airports, expand control over irregular stays, and increase the number of travelers prevented from entering even with valid reservations and tickets.

Law that tightens nationality in Portugal takes effect today and changes rules that may delay citizenship for Brazilians

Brazilians who already had a stable life in Portugal are crossing the border into Spain, attracted by higher salaries and an extraordinary regularization that promises to legalize 500,000 immigrants, while the Portuguese approve increasingly tougher laws against those coming from outside.

Canada’s richest province challenges the federal government, advances with a separatist movement, and could hold a historic vote for independence.

Portugal removes more than 2 million tons of sand from the seabed and dumps it all on vulnerable beaches in the Algarve, in a mega-operation to curb erosion, widen the coastal strip by up to 37 meters, and prevent the coastline from receding further.

A 4-day work week (4×3 schedule) with no pay cut increases revenue in 86% of companies in Portugal, an economist points out.

Mother and daughter build a 70 m² house with more than 8,000 discarded glass bottles and impress with their creativity; known as the Casa de Sal, the property is located on Itamaracá Island, in Pernambuco.

The river that “dies” in the desert never reaches the sea and yet gives life to one of Africa’s largest natural refuges in a truly impressive way.

He transformed an abandoned plastic water tank into an underground house in the “hobbit hole” style, using only repurposed pallet wood, without heavy machinery or expensive labor.

China transforms desert-devastated area into the world’s largest artificial forest, planting trees for 60 years, blocking sand that reached Beijing, and creating a “green lung” of 92,000 hectares in a region once considered lost.

Toyota launches “family hybrid van” with 7 or 8 seats, 1.8 hybrid engine, fuel consumption of up to 23.8 km/l, and a price equivalent to about R$ 104,000 without taxes, below the Tiggo 8 Pro Plug-in Hybrid sold in Brazil: meet the Noah Hybrid 2026 in Japan.

Libya built over 4,000 kilometers of underground pipelines to bring water from the Sahara to coastal cities in a project that the government itself called the Eighth Wonder of the World.

India approved the country’s first submerged road-rail tunnel, 15.8 kilometers dug under the bed of the Brahmaputra River.