SNS 24 and when to go to Urgência
Call before you sit six hours under fluorescent lights for a problem a nurse can triage.
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Practical guides for life in Portugal, kept in one place.
EU citizens: registering your residence in Porto
The certificate of registration is a Câmara job, not a Facebook rumour.
Read the guideHow to read a Porto rental ad
T0, caução, “expenses included”, and the lines that should make you walk away.
Read the guideBuying a Portuguese SIM in Porto
Passport, a printed contract, and a number that receives the SMS Portugal expects.
Read the guideYour first two weeks in Porto
A practical order of errands when the suitcase is still by the door.
Read the guideA Friday night out in Cedofeita
Wine bar, late kitchen, and a club, without booking five places you will skip.
Read the guidePorto café culture for remote workers
Where a laptop is welcome, what to order, and when to leave the table.
Read the guideWhere to eat in Porto without a tourist trap
How to pick a table: neighbourhood, time of day, and what the menu should look like.
Read the guideA slow Sunday outdoors in Porto
Park, gallery lawn, and river light, a day without booking five restaurants.
Read the guideLetting a flat in Porto: contracts and tax
Lease paperwork, recibos verdes or category F, and why cash without a receipt is a trap.
Read the guideCapital gains when you sell a Portuguese home
How the gain is usually figured, what counts as cost, and when reinvestment rules matter.
Read the guideIMI: the annual tax on the home
Who pays the yearly municipal property tax, when notices arrive, and what to check on the caderneta.
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