Changelog

City guide Braga

• Method Generated ⁠Researched
• Annual Events Braga Romana (May) and Semana Santa (Easter - the largest in Portugal) ⁠Semana Santa is the week before Easter. Braga Romana is usually the last weekend of May…
• Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads Portugal Digital Nomad Visa (D8) enables 1-year stays or residency ⁠There is no general nomad tax regime. IFICI offers 20% on qualifying Portuguese work for…
• Bar/Nightlife Area Sé District (around the Cathedral) for late night drinks and social life ⁠Small bars fill the historic centre. Clubs open on weekends and on Wednesday, the student…
• Best Area to Stay for Tourists Old Town (Centro Histórico) near Largo do Paço and the Cathedral ⁠The historic centre, around the cathedral and the old streets.
• Best Beach Nearby Esposende or Apúlia (approx. 30-35 mins drive/bus away) ⁠Esposende, and the beaches at Fão and Ofir, are the nearby Atlantic coast.
• Best Coworking Space Factory Braga (Rua da Microeletrónica). Monthly Hot Desk: €110 ⁠Factory Braga, Avenida Barros e Soares 423, Nogueira (4715-214): coworking from €105 a…
• Best Hospital Hospital de Braga (Sete Fontes) - Public; Hospital CUF Braga - Private ⁠Hospital de Braga, Sete Fontes, São Vítor, 4710-243 Braga, is the public hospital and has…

Fix pass: aligned Currency & Banking, Tap Water and Tax System with the Portugal country prep; corrected Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads to distinguish €3,680 remote-work income from €920 minimum means and to include the separate temporary-stay route; replaced SIM Card citations with the prep’s NOS tariff and eSIM pages. Recorded remaining address and price verification gaps for Public Transport Passes, Gyms & Fitness Centers, Laundry Services, Libraries & Study Spots, Main Train/Transit Hub, Theater Venues, Music Scene, Local Brewery and Bike/Scooter Rental; refreshed research date and model attribution (https://www.nos.pt/movel/tarifarios-movel/tarifarios-movel-pre-pagos, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Portugal, https://vistos.mne.gov.pt/en/national-visas/necessary-documentation/residency).

City guide Aveiro

• Method Generated ⁠Researched
• 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €2,900 per m² (e.g., 60 m² = €174,000) ⁠Same June 2026 centre index, about €2,947 per square metre. A 60 square metre example is…
• 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €1,700 per m² (e.g., 60 m² = €102,000) ⁠Same June 2026 outside index, about €2,266 per square metre. A 60 square metre example is…
• 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €2,600 per m² (e.g., 80 m² = €208,000) ⁠Same June 2026 centre index, about €2,947 per square metre. An 80 square metre example is…
• 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €1,500 per m² (e.g., 80 m² = €120,000) ⁠Same June 2026 outside index, about €2,266 per square metre. An 80 square metre example is…
• Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads Digital Nomad Visa (D8) allows for 15% flat tax under specific conditions for qualified… ⁠IFICI taxes qualifying Portuguese work at 20%. The non-habitual resident regime was…
• Best Coworking Space Workit Aveiro (Rua de José Rabumba); approx. €15/day or €130/month. ⁠AveiroHub, Rua Cristovão Pinho Queimado 33 in Vera Cruz: open-space desk from €10 a day or…
• Best Hospital Hospital Infante D. Pedro (Public) and CUF Aveiro (Private). ⁠Hospital Infante D. Pedro, on Avenida Artur Ravara, is the public hospital and part of the…
• Bike/Scooter Rental BUGAs (Bicicleta de Utilização Gratuita de Aveiro) – free bike share from the Market area. ⁠BUGA is the municipal dock bike share, with 20 stations, open 08:00 to 20:00. The first…
• Budget Accommodation Aveiro Rossio Hostel (R. do Meio); beds from €22 per night. ⁠OC Salon Charm Hostel and Suites is at Rua Gustavo Ferreira Pinto Basto 18. A current bed…
• City Aveiro, Baixo Vouga, Portugal ⁠Aveiro, Aveiro District, Portugal. It is the seat of the Região de Aveiro intermunicipal…
• Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules Yes, Portugal applies EU-aligned CFC rules. ⁠Yes. Profits of a foreign entity are imputed to the resident taxpayer when they hold at…
• Corporate Tax 21% (standard rate in Portugal). ⁠Mainland corporation tax is 19% for 2026. Smaller companies pay 15% on the first €50,000…
• Currency & Banking Euro (€); 1 EUR ≈ 1.09 USD. Major banks: Millennium BCP, Santander, Novo Banco. ⁠Euro (EUR). On 19 October 2026 the ECB reference rate was 1 EUR = 1.1225 USD, so about 1…
• Highest Income Tax Bracket 48% (+ solidarity surcharge for high earners). ⁠48% on taxable income above €86,634 in 2026. A solidarity surcharge adds 2.5% between…
• Libraries & Study Spots Biblioteca de Informação Policial and UA Library. ⁠Biblioteca Municipal ATLAS Aveiro is on Praça da República. The University of Aveiro…
• Population Approximately 80,000 ⁠91,397 residents in the municipality at the end of 2025 (Pordata, from INE).
• Power 230V, 50Hz, 🔌 Type C/F sockets. ⁠230 V, 50 Hz, Type C and Type F (Europlug and Schuko).
• Public Transport Passes Aveiro Bus (AveiroBus); monthly passes approx. €25. ⁠AveiroBus monthly pass is €15 in zone 1 and €20 in zone 2, and zone 2 covers the whole…
• SIM Card MEO, Vodafone, NOS. A 10GB prepaid SIM costs approx. €15. ⁠NOS Tarifário Like is €10 a month for 55 GB, with 1,000 minutes and SMS and 5G included…
• Studio Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €3,200 per m² (e.g., 40 m² = €128,000) ⁠About €2,947 per square metre in the centre (June 2026 index, 3,308 US dollars at the 19…
• Studio Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €1,900 per m² (e.g., 40 m² = €76,000) ⁠About €2,266 per square metre outside the centre (June 2026 index, 2,544 US dollars at the…
• Tax System Residence-based; worldwide income for tax residents. ⁠Residents are taxed on worldwide income; non-residents are taxed only on Portuguese-source…
• VAT 23% (standard rate). ⁠Standard rate 23%, with 13% reduced and 6% super-reduced rates.

City guide Angra do Heroismo

• Nearby Nature Escapes Algar do Carvão (ancient volcanic lava tube chimney) ⁠Algar do Carvão is a volcanic chimney inland on Terceira. The operator closes visits from…
• Popular International Cuisine Captain's Table (International/American Fusion) ⁠Captain's Table (Rua da Rocha 14) is a seafood restaurant. A March 2021 guide update…
• Population 35,000 (Municipality) ⁠33,771 residents in the municipality (2021 census).
• Power 230V, 50Hz, 🔌 Type C/F sockets ⁠230 V, 50 Hz. Sockets are Europlug and Schuko (types C and F).
• SIM Card MEO, NOS, and Vodafone. Typical 30GB plan costs approx. €15-€20 ⁠NOS, MEO and Vodafone sell prepaid SIMs. NOS Tarifário Like is 10 euro a month for 55 GB…
• Tap Water Drinkable and high quality throughout the city ⁠Safe to drink from public supplies in Portugal; bottled mineral water is optional.
• Tax System Worldwide income basis for residents, but Azores offers lower regional tax brackets ⁠Residents are taxed on worldwide income. Tax residence is more than 183 days in Portugal…
• Vegan/Vegetarian Options Beira Mar (offers plant-based adaptations of local dishes) ⁠Captain's Table (Rua da Rocha 14) lists vegetarian and vegan options with its seafood.

Fix pass: Tap Water follows the country prep’s safe public-supply advice; Tax System restores the shared residence test and worldwide taxation; Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads restores national IFICI eligibility and ten-year term, NHR closure and the separation of visa and tax rights. Rechecked Best Coworking Space, Libraries & Study Spots, Best Hospital, Vegan/Vegetarian Options and Popular International Cuisine addresses and dated restaurant price without changing their values; recorded the unverified current restaurant price, coworking tariff and opening hours, and MobiAzores evidence gaps for Main Train/Transit Hub and Cashless Friendly. Updated research attribution, verification date and source retrieval dates (https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Portugal, https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/portugal/individual/residence, https://www.pwc.pt/en/pwcinforfisco/tax-guide/2026/pit.html, https://angradoheroismo.pt/local/startup-angra/, https://angradoheroismo.pt/local/biblioteca-publica-e-arquivo-regional-luis-da-silva-ribeiro/, https://www.hseit.pt/pt-pt/contatos-gerais, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Angra_do_Hero%C3%ADsmo, https://www.mobiazores.pt/).