What Portugal searched for on 23 October 2026

Most searched in the 24 hours to 06:20: vírus shamonda (20K+), enfermeiro (10K+), prestação social (5K+), advogado (5K+), preços combustíveis (2K+), ihru (2K+).

• prestação social5K+ searches
  Published 1 November 2026, 09:32

  Today, 23 October, Segurança Social (the state social security system) is paying RSI, the benefit for families on very low incomes, and payments from the Fundo de Garantia Salarial, which covers wages left unpaid by an employer that went bankrupt. On 28 October comes the second round of unemployment, sickness and child benefit payments, along with the allowance for people caring for a sick relative. Segurança Social publishes each month's payment dates in advance; who is entitled to what is explained in our guide Segurança Social benefits: unemployment, sickness, children.

  Source: seg-social.pt

  

• preços combustíveis2K+ searches
  Published 1 November 2026, 09:32

  From Monday 26 October, unleaded 95 petrol will fall by about 8 cents, to an average of €2.015 a litre, while diesel will rise by a cent, to €2.185. Brent crude is still above $114 a barrel, so both fuels will stay above €2 a litre. Prices at individual filling stations are on our page How much fuel costs in Portugal.

  

• metro quadrado1K+ searches
  Published 1 November 2026, 09:32

  Square metre. On 23 October the national statistics office INE reported that house prices in Portugal rose by 18.4% year on year in the second quarter, to an average of €2,445 per m², while sales fell by 9%. The most expensive area is Greater Lisbon at €4,030 per m², followed by the Algarve at €3,500 and the Setúbal peninsula at €3,069.

  

• vírus shamonda20K+ searches
  Published 1 November 2026, 09:32

  The veterinary authority DGAV has confirmed Shamonda virus in cattle and sheep in Portugal. It is spread by small biting midges, and in cows it causes fever, a drop in milk yield and miscarriages. It has not been considered dangerous to people, but on 22 October France reported the world's first human case: a 60-year-old man with a severely weakened immune system died. The French authorities say there is no risk to anyone else.

  Source: dgav.pt

• enfermeiro10K+ searches
  Published 1 November 2026, 09:32

  Nurse. We don't know why people started searching for this today. The day before, a University of Évora (Universidade de Évora) survey of 1,004 nurses in 29 hospitals showed that hospitals are struggling to recruit and keep them.

  Source: healthnews.pt

• advogado5K+ searches
  Published 1 November 2026, 09:32

  Lawyer. We don't know why people started searching for this today. How to find a lawyer, check them with the Ordem dos Advogados (the bar association) and agree a fee is explained in our guide How to find and check a lawyer in Portugal.

  Source: our guide

• ihru2K+ searches
  Published 1 November 2026, 09:32

  Benjamim Pereira, head of IHRU (the state Institute for Housing and Urban Renewal), questioned whether young people are prepared to make the sacrifices their parents made to get a home of their own. Housing minister Miguel Pinto Luz called the remarks "extremely unfortunate" and asked him for an explanation. The Socialist Party and the Left Bloc are demanding his resignation, but so far no departure has been announced.

  Source: jornaldenegocios.pt

• arrendamento2K+ searches
  Published 1 November 2026, 09:32

  Renting a home. We don't know why people started searching for this today. How to rent a flat and what to check in the contract is explained in our guide How to rent a home in Portugal.

  Source: our guide

• digi2K+ searches
  Published 1 November 2026, 09:32

  Digi, the cheapest of Portugal's four mobile operators, has been operating in the country since 2024. On 23 October its head said the company may pull out of Portugal if the telecoms regulator Anacom extends MEO, NOS and Vodafone's spectrum licences, which expire in 2027, instead of auctioning them. For now this is only a threat: nothing changes for Digi customers.

  Source: eco.sapo.pt

• hospital de cascais1K+ searches
  Published 1 November 2026, 09:32

  Cascais Hospital, a public hospital run under contract by a private company, came second in the International Hospital Federation (IHF) world awards, out of 750 entries from 38 countries.

• marvila1K+ searches
  Published 1 November 2026, 09:32

  In the Lisbon neighbourhood of Marvila, the municipal housing company Gebalis evicted a young widow and her two children from a flat; on the evening of 23 October neighbours held a protest. Gebalis says the woman was not the tenant and did not live there.