What Portugal searched for on 21 October 2026

Most searched in the 24 hours to 12:20: crise da habitação (10K+), greve cp (10K+), jovem morre barragem castelo bode (10K+), nacionalidade (5K+), casaco (5K+), vítima (5K+).

• crise da habitação10K+ searches
  Published 1 November 2026, 10:04

  People are searching because of protests over housing costs: on the evening of 20 October thousands gathered in Rossio in Lisbon, and there were also protests in Porto, Coimbra, Leiria, Évora, Beja and Faro. That morning PSP police had cleared tents from Rossio and detained 55 people, but the protesters' assembly decided to pitch the tents again from 21 October, even though the interior minister had said there would be no more camps.

  The protesters want a rent cap and urgent measures for tenants and students; the government is not backing down on the new rental law. The next protests are in Évora on Friday 23 October at 18:00 in Praça do Sertório, and in Porto on Saturday 24 October.

  If you live in or pass through central Lisbon, expect crowds in Rossio in the evenings and possible road closures; details and what the government decided are in our article.

  

• greve cp10K+ searches
  Published 1 November 2026, 10:04

  CP ticket inspectors are on strike on Friday 30 October. The company warns that trains may also be cancelled the day before, on the 29th, and the day after, on the 31st: Alfa Pendular, Intercidades, international and regional services, as well as suburban trains in Lisbon, Porto and Coimbra. Tickets for these days on Alfa Pendular, Intercidades, international, InterRegional or regional trains can be refunded in full or exchanged free of charge for another train of the same type and class, either at the ticket office or by calling CP on 210 900 032 or 808 109 110. On the morning of the 30th, from 5 to 10 a.m., the Lisbon Metro is also on strike, so if you normally change from a suburban train to the metro, you could be left without either. Before you travel, check your train on the CP website or app.

  

• nacionalidade5K+ searches
  Published 1 November 2026, 10:04

  On 21 October Público published Ministry of Justice figures: as of 30 June, 690,480 citizenship applications were awaiting a decision at the IRN (the registry office), 38% more than a year earlier. 26% come from immigrants living in Portugal who are applying on the basis of how long they have lived here, and 13% on the basis of marriage or civil partnership with a Portuguese citizen. Since 19 May, under the new law, the residence requirement for citizenship has been 10 years (7 for citizens of Portuguese-speaking countries), counted from the date the residence permit was issued, and applicants must pass a Portuguese exam and show knowledge of how the state works. How to apply and what to check: see our guide Portuguese citizenship.

  

• greve metro 21 outubro1K+ searches
  Published 1 November 2026, 10:04

  The searches are not about the Lisbon Metro but about the Metro Sul do Tejo tram in Almada and Seixal: its drivers are on strike all day on 20 and 21 October, demanding a pay rise. Today the strike lasts until 2 a.m. on the 22nd, and only line 3, Cacilhas – Universidade, is running, from 7 to 9 a.m. and from 5 to 7 p.m. From 22 to 27 October drivers will stop work for the last two hours of their shifts, and disruption is possible until the night of the 28th. If you use line 2, Corroios – Pragal, change at Bento Gonçalves for lines 1 and 3. The Lisbon Metro is running on 21 October; its next strikes are on 28 and 30 October, from 5 to 10 a.m.

  

• jovem morre barragem castelo bode10K+ searches
  Published 1 November 2026, 10:04

  On the morning of 19 October a 24-year-old local man died at the Castelo do Bode dam near Tomar, the fourth death there since August 2023.

• casaco · massa de ar5K+ searches
  Published 1 November 2026, 10:04

  It has been colder across the country since 20 October: night-time temperatures drop to as low as 4°C in Bragança in the north and centre, 9–⁠13°C in Lisbon and from 9°C in the south, with 17–⁠24°C during the day, so people are getting their jackets out.

  Source: our weather forecast

• vítima5K+ searches
  Published 1 November 2026, 10:04

  People are searching for this together with the word colisão, "collision": on 21 October the papers reported several crashes in which people were killed and injured. We don't know which one people are looking for, or why the searches started today in particular.

• sintra5K+ searches
  Published 1 November 2026, 10:04

  On the morning of 21 October in Belas, in the municipality of Sintra, a construction crane fell into the street, killing two workers who were painting and repairing a building on Rua Dona Inês de Castro.

  Source: observador.pt

• php5K+ searches
  Published 1 November 2026, 10:04

  On 21 October urgent updates were released for PHP, the programming language behind a great many websites, after two serious vulnerabilities were found. The Netherlands and Finland took some government portals offline as a precaution; no outages of Portuguese government websites have been reported.

  Source: jn.pt

• accenture2K+ searches
  Published 1 November 2026, 10:04

  Accenture has suspended the employment contracts of about 100 staff at its Algés and Miraflores offices (Oeiras): they are not being paid, they cannot work elsewhere because of an exclusivity clause, and they get no unemployment benefit. Lawyers call this a disguised dismissal.

  Source: jornaldenegocios.pt

• ilha de são miguel2K+ searches
  Published 1 November 2026, 10:04

  On the evening of 20 October a magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck off São Miguel in the Azores: the epicentre was at sea, 40 km west of Ginetes, and the quake was also felt on Terceira and Santa Maria. There were no injuries or damage.

  Source: dn.pt

• a81K+ searches
  Published 1 November 2026, 10:04

  On the morning of 21 October about ten cars were involved in a pile-up on the A8 near Loures, at kilometre 15 in the Lisbon-bound direction; no one was hurt, but traffic was disrupted.