What Portugal searched for on 27 October 2026

Most searched in the 24 hours to 09:20: seleção portuguesa de futebol (20K+), alerta meteorológico (10K+), greve cp comboios (5K+), bruxelas (5K+), idoso (5K+), maria do rosário palma ramalho (2K+).

• alerta meteorológico10K+ searches
  Published 1 November 2026, 03:09

  Weather warnings in Portugal are issued by IPMA, the weather service, for each district three days ahead. The colours are: green — no danger; yellow — keep an eye on the weather; orange — moderate or high risk; red — extreme risk. For rain, yellow starts at 10 mm in an hour or 30 mm in six hours, orange is 21–⁠40 mm in an hour, and anything above that is red. For wind, it is the gusts that count: 70–⁠90 km/h is yellow, 91–⁠130 km/h is orange and anything stronger is red; in the mountains, yellow starts at 90 km/h. Under orange and red warnings, follow the instructions of ANEPC, the civil protection authority.

  As of the evening of 27 October, there are no warnings on the mainland. The only warning is a yellow one for heavy rain in the Azores on 28 October. The latest forecast for each city is on our weather page.

  We do not know why people started searching for this today: Google linked the query to a SAPO article on how IPMA chooses the warning colour, and there are no warnings on the mainland itself.

  Source: ipma.pt

  

• greve cp comboios5K+ searches
  Published 1 November 2026, 03:09

  The rail strike is still on. On Friday 30 October, CP (Comboios de Portugal — the railways) ticket inspectors, ticket office staff and train managers are striking for a higher allowance for travelling to work. The union warns that trains may also be disrupted the day before, the 29th, and the day after, the 31st — both long-distance trains and suburban trains in Lisbon, Porto and Coimbra.

  Tickets for those 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 category — see our story CP strikes on 30 October. Check your train on the CP website or app before you travel.

  The morning strikes on the Lisbon metro on Wednesday 28 October and Friday 30 October, however, will not go ahead: the unions called them off on the evening of 26 October. Metropolitano de Lisboa has confirmed that on those days the metro will open at 6:30 as usual, with all stations open. More in our story No Lisbon metro strikes on 28 and 30 October.

  Source: metrolisboa.pt

  

• maria do rosário palma ramalho2K+ searches
  Published 1 November 2026, 03:09

  The Minister of Labour and Social Security, Maria do Rosário Palma Ramalho, defended the 2027 budget in parliament on 26 October. From January 2027 the minimum wage will be €970, €50 more than now, as agreed with the unions and employers; the government will not back the Communist Party's proposal to raise it to €1,100 (Minimum wage from January 2027 is €970). The abono de família child benefit will rise in line with inflation in 2027.

  The Labour Code will change in 2027 after all: the government will bring two EU directives into Portuguese law — on platform work (couriers, taxis) and on pay transparency. Parliament did not pass the earlier large package of changes, Trabalho XXI ("Labour XXI"), but the minister called the new reform "inevitable".

  Parliament has, however, already passed the package's measures for parents: leave after the birth of a child will be paid in full for up to six months if the second parent takes the last month; the compulsory leave a father must take straight after the birth will rise from 7 to 14 days; and parents of children under 12 will be allowed to work a continuous day — without a long lunch break, so they can leave earlier (From 2027, five months of leave after the birth of a child will be paid in full).

  Source: observador.pt

  

• telecomunicações2K+ searches
  Published 1 November 2026, 03:09

  Telecoms prices in Portugal rose by 0.7% in September compared with August — the first rise after three months of falls, the regulator ANACOM reported, citing Eurostat data. Across the EU, prices were unchanged on average over the month. Only bundles — internet, TV and phone in one contract — went up, by 1.4%. Mobile, landline and standalone internet cost the same as in August.

  Over the year, telecoms prices still fell by 2.6%: bundles by 0.5% and mobile by 5.4%, while across the EU prices rose by 2% on average over the 12 months. According to ANACOM, the cheapest mobile plan at MEO, NOS and Vodafone now costs €5 a month.

  The same day, NOS had a network outage in Lisbon and Porto: almost 2,400 faults were reported, and in the afternoon the operator said service had been fully restored.

  Source: stat.anacom.pt

  

• seleção portuguesa de futebol20K+ searches
  Published 1 November 2026, 03:09

  Despite falling out with Cristiano Ronaldo, national team coach Jorge Jesus has included him in the extended provisional squad for the Nations League matches.

  Source: observador.pt

• bruxelas5K+ searches
  Published 1 November 2026, 03:09

  "Bruxelas" (Brussels) is what people in Portugal call the European Commission. On 26–⁠27 October the Commission proposed giving more powers to Frontex, the border agency, preparing the EU for 3°C of warming and restructuring its own administration by the end of 2026. There is no single event behind the searches, so we do not know why people started searching for this today.

• idoso5K+ searches
  Published 1 November 2026, 03:09

  "Idoso" means "elderly person". On 27 October the GNR (National Republican Guard) used a drone and dogs to find a 93-year-old man who had gone missing in Oliveira de Azeméis (Aveiro district). The same day, RTP reported that loneliness among older people is a public health problem: there are more than 2.5 million people over 65 in the country. We do not know why people started searching for this today.

• coelho2K+ searches
  Published 1 November 2026, 03:09

  The animal welfare organisation Frente Animal has released footage from three farms breeding rabbits and chickens, showing dead animals, rodents and rabbits being killed with a stick, and is calling for an urgent inspection. The organisation does not say where the farms are.

• nelas1K+ searches
  Published 1 November 2026, 03:09

  In Nelas (Viseu district), a 22-year-old motorcyclist died on 25 October after hitting a wild boar that ran out into the road.

  Source: expresso.pt