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A weekend in Lisbon: travel guide, attractions and things to do

When it comes to Lisbon it’s “safe to say the secret’s out”, said Condé Nast Traveller. Portugal’s coastal capital welcomes more than 4.5 million visitors each year, many of whom “flock” to the city for its “fado music, historic ruins, winding old town, trams”, and, “not to mention”, those pastéis…

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The second coming of Lula: Brazil's president in superpower balancing act

Which Lula is it this week? In Lisbon, Brazil’s president charmed his hosts in a speech before the Portuguese parliament to mark nearly half a century since the Carnation Revolution that ended the dictatorship there. Lula had raised eyebrows with his recent visit to China, where he accused the US…

France 24

Brazil's Lula triggers protests and passions in Portugal

Opponents of Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva condemned his visit on Tuesday to Portugal's parliament as hypocritical while a rival group of supporters hailed him as the saviour of their nation.

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Brazilian legend Buarque receives prestigious literary award...four years late

Brazilian writer and musician Chico Buarque received on Monday the most prestigious literary award for Portuguese-language, with the ceremony happening four years after he won it due to an impasse caused by former President Jair Bolsonaro.

Reuters

Brazil's Lula kicks off visit to European ally Portugal

Portugal’s president has welcomed President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil on an official visit to Lisbon

The Independent UK

Under Lisbon’s Streets, Ancient Roman Galleries Tell Story of the Past

Twice a year, a hatch in a busy Lisbon street opens to reveal steps leading to one of the Portuguese capital's most ancient sites: a 2,000-year-old Roman structure that still holds the buildings above it together. Dating back to the first century AD, the "cryptoportico" subterranean maze of tunnels and…

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Under Lisbon's streets, ancient Roman galleries tell story of the past

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Angry at Brazil's Lula, Ukrainians protest in Lisbon as official visit starts

Waving flags and holding photographs depicting conflict atrocities, Ukrainians gathered outside the Brazilian embassy in Lisbon on Friday to protest recent remarks about the Ukraine war made by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Reuters

Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon: an emblem of top-flight luxury and elegance

A classic five-star hotel with charm and genuine warmth. Cathy Hawker checks in

Evening Standard

Portugal party Chega sets far-right world summit with Brazil's Bolsonaro, Italy's Salvini

Portuguese party Chega will hold a world summit in Lisbon with several far-right party leaders in May, including former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro and Italian deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini, the president of Chega said on Friday.

Reuters

Portugal’s worsening housing crisis hits a diverse neighbourhood

Vulnerable residents, mostly second-generation immigrants, appeal ‘arbitrary’ evictions in a town near Lisbon.

Al Jazeera

2023 Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV First Drive Review: Mostly In The Middle

The 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV lands smack dab in the middle of the mid-size luxury EV market, and that middle-of-the-road approach permeates the drive.

InsideEVs

EasyJet passengers describe holiday nightmare after being left stranded at airport

One passenger claims the best advice the customer services team could offer was to take a ferry

Bristol Post

Thousands protest in Portugal over housing crisis

Thousands of people took to the streets of Lisbon and other cities across Portugal on Saturday in protest against soaring rents and house prices at a time when high inflation is making it even tougher for people to make ends meet.

Reuters

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The My Imperfect Life guide to: Lisbon

Visiting Lisbon? From pretty tiles to yummy pastéis de nata, here's how to plan your best trip to the Portuguese capital...

Reuters

Portugal's rents hit record high amid cost of living crisis

Housing rents in Portugal jumped nearly 11% to a record high in the last quarter of 2022, official data showed on Wednesday, adding to the soaring cost of living.

The Independent UK

Portugal: Muslim center stabbings not seen as terror attack

Authorities in Portugal say the fatal stabbings of two women at an Ismaili Muslim center in Lisbon are not being treated as a potential act of terrorism

Daily Mirror

Two 'generous' women killed by knifeman in Lisbon Muslim centre as tributes paid to pair

Social workers Mariana Jadaugy, 24, and Farana Sadrudin, 49, were working at the Ismaili Centre in Lisbon, Portugal, when knife-wielding Afghan national Abdul Bashir entered the building and carried out a frenzied attack

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Portugal: Two women stabbed to death at Lisbon’s Islamic centre

Police say the attacker is in custody after he was shot and wounded for failing to put down his knife.

The Independent UK

Two women killed at Portugal Muslim centre as attack probed as possible terror

Police shot suspect ‘armed with large knife’ when called to centre in Lisbon

The Independent UK

Portugal: 2 dead, several injured in Muslim center stabbing

Portuguese police have shot a man suspected of stabbing two women to death at an Ismaili Muslim center in Lisbon

Evening Standard

Police shoot suspect after two killed in knife attack at muslim centre in Lisbon

Police have shot a man after two people were stabbed to death and another person was injured at an Ismaili Muslim centre in Lisbon, Portugal's prime minister has said.

Daily Mirror

Lisbon stabbing: Knifeman shot by police after killing two women at Muslim centre

Portugal's Prime Minister Antonio Costa confirmed that two women had been stabbed to death at the Ismaili Muslim centre - a central facility for the city's Islamic community - in the capital of Lisbon

Reuters

Two women killed in knife attack at Lisbon Ismaili centre

Two women were killed and one person wounded in a knife attack believed to have been carried out by an Afghan refugee at the Ismaili Centre in Lisbon on Tuesday, officials said.

Louder

Watch fan-filmed footage of the spectacular first show on Roger Waters' European This Is Not A Drill tour

Former Pink Floyd leader Roger Waters kicked off his 'first ever farewell tour' This Is Not A Drill in Lisbon last week, and you can now watch film-filmed footage of the whole show

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