Last night gave Portugal's Prime Minister José Sorat (PS) the President Anibal Cavaco Silva at Belem / Lisbon his resignation, after its proposed austerity package before PEC IV was no majority in Parliament and was opposed. Read complete review

The organization World Surfing Reserves (WSR) recorded the surf capital Ericeira in Portugal, 50 Miles above Lisbon,, the first European Surf Reserve officially.

In addition to the areas of Malibu and Santa Cruz in California has only been Manly Beach in Australia this honor. All the more, the award received with enthusiasm by the tourism authority in Portugal, promises to be yet more encouragement of ever-increasing number of avid surf holiday. Read complete review

Das Buch des Goncalo Amaral portugiesischen Kriminalisten Lusa "True Lies", "The truth about the lie" about the missing Madeleine McCann case may continue to be distributed, so the decision the Supreme Civil Court Supremo Tribunal de Justiça in Lisbon, Portugal. Read complete review

Portugal is in 2011 expect a significant increase of German tourists, then the minister responsible for tourism Bernardo Trindade.

At the International Tourism Exchange ITB 2011, to be held in Berlin, He was known, that with an increase of fabulous 30 % German guests can be expected. Read complete review

Every year the great Algarve tour will take place in professional cycling, this year from 16.-20. February.

160 Athletes 20 Teams, four of them Portuguese and 16 Foreign Teams, in this year will go to the start and at 5 Days around 700 Kilometers put on the bike. Read complete review

Convincing a vote of about 53,3 Cavaco Silva percent was on Sunday re-elected as president and reached the absolute majority in the first round of elections. Read complete review

The campaign started in early January on Sunday, the 23. January come to an end, then 9,6 Million Portuguese prompted, to go to the polls.

The Acting President Aníbal Cavaco Silva (71) of the liberal-PSD expects a further term of office and is not unfounded, he is clearly ahead in the polls (at about 60 – 65 %).

The strongest competitor is Manuel Alegre (74) the socialist party PS to be, one of the most popular poet of the Portuguese presence, According to surveys, but he comes only to 15 until 20 Percent. Read complete review

The management of the Ground Force announced, that their workers are on strike in the days around Christmas and New Year's Eve at the airport in Faro, since all 336 Exempt employees to 1. January was canceled for financial reasons. Read complete review

Die "Magic House solidarity", the largest institution to help the homeless in Faro, its collection campaign starts on Saturday from toys and food for Christmas Bedürftige.Die campaign is annually organized by "Centro de Abrigo Apoio aos Shem" = CASA and conducted. Read complete review

Portugal for a very unusual attraction is this year the medieval town of Obidos, the 80 Miles north of Lisbon,: She transforms herself from 10. December - 2. January 2011 in a beautifully illuminated with festive Christmas City Flair. Read complete review