What Portugal searched for on 2 October 2026

Most searched in the 24 hours to 19:20: preços combustíveis próxima semana (10K+), multibanco (5K+).

• preços combustíveis próxima semana10K+ searches
  Published 3 November 2026, 09:35

  Fuel will get cheaper again from Monday 5 October. According to the industry's calculation based on this week's market prices, a litre of standard diesel (gasóleo simples) will fall by about 3 cents and standard 95 unleaded by 3.5 cents. This is a forecast, not an announced price: what you actually pay at the pump depends on the station and the brand.

  The forecast may still change. Every Friday the government recalculates the temporary discount on ISP fuel tax (currently 10.029 cents per litre of diesel and 7.343 cents per litre of petrol). The new figure for the week from 5 October had not been published by the morning of 2 October, so it is not included in this calculation.

  Today, 2 October, according to DGEG, the simple average across 2,917 stations is €2.264 a litre for diesel and €2.154 a litre for 95 unleaded, and the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive diesel in the country is 51 cents (€1.939 and €2.449). That is more than any weekly change, so there is no point rushing to fill up before Monday, but it is worth comparing the stations near your home. Prices by district are on our page How much fuel costs in Portugal.

  Source: razaoautomovel.com

  

• multibanco5K+ searches
  Published 3 November 2026, 09:35

  Fake Multibanco cards by post. On 1 October the Banco de Portugal (the country's central bank) warned that fraudsters are sending out envelopes containing a bank card that looks like a real one and a letter addressed to you: they already know your name, address and bank. The letter urges you to activate the card immediately or your account will be blocked, and gives a link, a phone number or a QR code. The link leads to a fake "bank" page that tricks you into handing over your details, after which money is taken from your account.

  What to do: do not activate a card you did not order, and do not use the link, phone number or QR code in the letter. First ask your bank whether it sent you a card, using the phone number in its app or on its website. According to the Banco de Portugal, a genuine card can be activated in only three ways: at a cash machine, on your bank's website or in its app, and there is no need to rush. The GNR described the same scheme in September; this and other scams are covered in our guide How to spot fraud in Portugal.

  Source: our guide