territórios do interior
Published 8 November 2026, 22:44
territórios do interior / território PNCT (interior territories)
An official list of municipalities and parishes for which the state runs separate support measures; it is set by Portaria n.º 208/2017 and linked to the National Programme for Territorial Cohesion (PNCT). Seven districts are included in full — Beja, Bragança, Castelo Branco, Évora, Guarda, Portalegre and Vila Real — and ten others in part.
Where you come across it. Conditions for relocation payments, business incentives and tax benefits tied to "interior" addresses.
"In part" means village by village: the municipality of Viseu is on the list with six freguesias, but the city itself is not. Check an address against the latest IEFP file, not on a hunch that "this is already the middle of nowhere".
Official website: diariodarepublica.pt/dr/legislacao-consolidada/portaria/2020-140302192