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Portugal opens CIA rental-investment applications
IHRU’s new platform lets investors apply for Portugal’s CIA rental contracts. Check the tax benefits, rent limits, 70% housing rule and long-term duties.
by Sofia Pereira
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IHRU’s new platform lets investors apply for Portugal’s CIA rental contracts. Check the tax benefits, rent limits, 70% housing rule and long-term duties.
Lisboa Mistura brings around 20 artists to the Museu de Lisboa gardens on 4 October 2026. Check the free concert’s time, venue, line-up and entry details.
Crazy 4 La Timba runs in Lisbon from 15–18 October 2026. Check current ticket prices, venues, the Tumbakin concert, beach party and which pass suits you.
Portugal owners with rural or mixed-use land have until 30 September 2026 to use the current free land-registration window. BUPi says land identification is free, while registration of rural and mixed-use property that has never been registered, or whose registration is not current, is free through 30 September. After that, registration may involve a cost. […]
Portugal’s IFICI tax incentive can give qualifying new residents a 20% rate on eligible Portuguese employment or self-employment income for up to 10 years. Here is who can qualify, the 15 January registration deadline and the main limits.
Quilombo_Trema! returns to Porto from 24 to 27 September 2026 with Afro-diasporic and Indigenous performance, talks, workshops and a free Afro market across several city venues.
Marisa Monte performs in Porto tonight, Sunday 20 September 2026, at 21:30 at Super Bock Arena – Pavilhão Rosa Mota. Doors open at 20:30. The venue advertises tickets from €45 to €80, with booking through its linked Ticketline page. The concert is rated M/06 and is scheduled to last about 120 minutes. For Porto’s international […]
Portugal now applies a flat 7.5% IMT property transfer tax to many non-tax-resident buyers of residential property. Here is who pays it, what it costs and when part of the tax may be recoverable.
Portugal’s national minimum monthly wage is €920 in mainland Portugal from 1 January 2026, up €50 from 2025.
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