Changelog

City guide Horta

• Method Generated ⁠Researched
• Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads Digital Nomad Visa (D8) and NHR (Non-Habitual Resident) 2.0 eligibility ⁠Many passports get 90 days in any 180 in Schengen. A residence visa can cover remote work…
• Best Coworking Space Faial Cowork (near the city center, approx. €15/day) ⁠Valor Sempre, Rua das Angústias 66, is the business incubator on Faial, with shared…
• Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules Yes, following EU and Portuguese regulations ⁠Yes. A resident who holds at least 25 percent of a foreign entity is taxed on its profits…
• Corporate Tax Reduced rate in Azores: 14.7% (General Portugal is 21%) ⁠The general corporate rate in the Azores for 2026 is 13.3 percent, 30 percent below the…
• Currency & Banking 1 EUR ≈ 1.08 USD. Major banks: Santander, Millennium BCP ⁠Euro. On 19 October 2026 the European Central Bank rate was 1 euro = 1.1225 US dollars, so…
• Dividend Withholding Tax 28% standard rate ⁠Portuguese-source dividends are withheld at 28 percent on the mainland. In the Azores that…
• Highest Income Tax Bracket 48% (Portugal mainland rate, slight reductions may apply in Azores) ⁠The Azores cut national income-tax rates by 30 percent, so the top marginal rate in 2026…

fix pass aligned Tax System and Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads with the Portugal prep and tax profile; added the tax-residence test and the national IFICI and NHR explanation, retained documented regional rates in dedicated items, reconfirmed Best Coworking Space address, Public Transport Passes and Regional Travel prices, recorded unavailable IFICI evidence and unpublished coworking prices and hours, and updated research attribution and verification date (https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/portugal/individual/residence, https://vistos.mne.gov.pt/en/national-visas/necessary-documentation/residency, https://info.portaldasfinancas.gov.pt/pt/apoio_contribuinte/questoes_frequentes/Pages/faqs-01018.aspx, https://valorsempre.com/en/incubadora-de-empresas/, https://byacores.com/en/buses/faial/, https://byacores.com/atlanticoline-horarios-precos/horta-madalena/)

City guide Guimarães

• Method Generated ⁠Researched
• 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €2,500 per m² (e.g., 60 m² = €150,000) ⁠The September 2026 asking rate in Oliveira, São Paio e São Sebastião was €2,359 per square…
• 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €1,700 per m² (e.g., 60 m² = €102,000) ⁠The September 2026 asking rate in Mesão Frio was €1,935 per square metre. A 60 square…
• 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €2,300 per m² (e.g., 80 m² = €184,000) ⁠The September 2026 asking rate in Oliveira, São Paio e São Sebastião was €2,359 per square…
• 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €1,500 per m² (e.g., 80 m² = €120,000) ⁠The September 2026 asking rate in Mesão Frio was €1,935 per square metre. An 80 square…
• Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads Digital Nomad Visa available; the previous NHR scheme is being replaced by the 'incentive… ⁠IFICI, if you qualify, taxes eligible Portuguese employment and self-employment at 20% for…
• Best Area to Stay for Digital Nomads Creixomil or Mesão Frio; quieter, cheaper, and within walking distance to the center. ⁠Mesão Frio had lower asking prices than the historic parishes in September 2026, €1,935…
• Best Coworking Space Curator Coworking (Rua de Camões) - Day pass €15, Monthly €130. ⁠Muralha Business, Avenida Alberto Sampaio 350, first floor. Coworking is listed from €110…
• Best Hospital Hospital da Senhora da Oliveira (Rua dos Cutileiros). ⁠Hospital da Senhora da Oliveira, Rua dos Cutileiros, Creixomil, 4835-044, in the ULS do…
• City Guimarães, Braga District, Minho Province, Portugal ⁠Guimarães is a city and municipality in Braga district, in the Ave subregion of northern…
• Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules Yes, applicable to entities in low-tax jurisdictions. ⁠Yes. A resident who holds at least 25% of a foreign entity is taxed on its profits when…
• Corporate Tax 21% Standard rate + municipal surtax. ⁠The general corporation-tax rate for 2026 is 19% on the mainland. A small or mid-cap…
• Currency & Banking 1 EUR ≈ 1.09 USD. Major banks include Millennium BCP and Santander on Largo Toural. ⁠Euro (EUR, €). Cards are widely accepted; cash is still used in smaller venues and…
• Dividend Withholding Tax 28% default (variable under tax treaties). ⁠28% on Portuguese-source dividends and other capital income. A tax treaty can set a lower…
• Highest Income Tax Bracket 48% (+ solidarity surcharge). ⁠48% on the mainland, plus a solidarity surcharge of up to 5%, giving a 53% top marginal…
• Highway Access A7 and A11 motorways connecting to Porto and Braga. ⁠The A7 is the motorway signposted for Guimarães when coming from Porto. The A11 runs along…
• Historic Buildings Largo do Toural assembly houses. ⁠Pombaline buildings around Largo do Toural.
• Libraries & Study Spots Biblioteca Municipal Raul Brandão. ⁠Biblioteca Municipal Raul Brandão, Largo Cónego José Maria Gomes. From 16 September to 30…
• Local Heritage The 'Aqui Nasceu Portugal' (Portugal was born here) wall on the city walls. ⁠The Aqui nasceu Portugal (Portugal was born here) inscription on the old city wall.
• Main Train/Transit Hub Guimarães Station (Largo da Estação) - CP Urban train to Porto costs €3.25. ⁠Estação Ferroviária de Guimarães, Avenida Dom João IV. CP urban trains to Porto São Bento…
• Nearby Nature Escapes Monte da Penha - Accessible via cable car (€7.50 round trip). ⁠Monte da Penha, the highest point in the municipality, by the Teleférico da Penha. The…
• Population 158,124 (municipality) ⁠165,554 residents in the municipality at the end of 2025.
• Power 230V, 50Hz, 🔌 Type C/F sockets. ⁠230 V, 50 Hz, Type C and F sockets (Europlug and Schuko).
• Property Tax IMI (Imposto Municipal sobre Imóveis) ranges from 0.3% to 0.45%. ⁠Urban property tax in Guimarães is 0.31% for 2025, billed in 2026. Derelict buildings pay…
• Property Transaction Tax IMT (up to 8%) + Stamp Duty (0.8%). ⁠A home you buy to live in pays IMT from 0% up to €106,346 in 2026, then on a rising scale…
• Public Transport Passes Transurbanos de Guimarães; monthly pass approx. €30. ⁠Guimabus. The 2026 city-zone monthly pass is €17.15. A distance pass up to 4 km is €28.30…
• SIM Card MEO, NOS, and Vodafone. A 10GB data plan costs approx. €15. ⁠NOS, MEO and Vodafone are the main operators. NOS Tarifário Like is €10 a month for 55 GB…
• Studio Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €2,800 per m² (e.g., 40 m² = €112,000) ⁠Asking prices in Oliveira, São Paio e São Sebastião were €2,359 per square metre in…
• Studio Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €1,900 per m² (e.g., 40 m² = €76,000) ⁠Asking prices in Mesão Frio were €1,935 per square metre in September 2026. A 40 square…
• Tap Water Drinkable and of high quality across the city. ⁠Safe to drink from public supplies; bottled mineral water is optional.
• Tax System Worldwide income for residents. ⁠Residents are taxed on worldwide income. Non-residents are taxed on Portuguese-source…

light fix pass. Changed Currency & Banking, Tap Water, SIM Card, Highest Income Tax Bracket and Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads to match the country prep and Portugal tax profile; corrected the Tax System citation. Added explicit verification gaps for Best Coworking Space and Nearby Nature Escapes, and confirmed Libraries & Study Spots without changing its address or hours. Updated research provenance (https://www.nos.pt/movel/tarifarios-movel/tarifarios-movel-pre-pagos; https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/portugal/individual/taxes-on-personal-income).

City guide Fundao

• Tax System Worldwide income for residents; NHR (Non-Habitual Resident) transitioned to Tax Incentive… ⁠Residents are taxed on their worldwide income. Non-residents are taxed on…

fix pass after the batch check. Provenance moved to this run. Changed Best Hospital (the hospital trust and phone from the mapped object replace the street), Main Train/Transit Hub, Must-See Landmarks, Museums & Art Venues, Religious Sites and Libraries & Study Spots (streets and postcodes that no cited page shows were dropped, and the museum line gained the printed opening hours), Best Local Dish to Try (the unprinted 2011 origin of the cherry pastry was dropped) and Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads (now states the revoked non-habitual regime and the special 20 percent incentive like the other Portugal sheets) (https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/portugal/individual/other-tax-credits-and-incentives).