Tiles on both sides of the Atlantic
On the façades of Lisbon and Porto, blue-and-white azulejos tell the country’s story. Across the Atlantic, São Luís do Maranhão holds the largest collection of Portuguese tiles in Latin America, and Salvador, Belém and Rio have them on their streets too.
This site uses the azulejo as its image because it wants to be a familiar wall for anyone arriving in Portugal, from any country where Portuguese is spoken, and now for English speakers too.
Where it comes from
This site brings together two open projects, made by immigrants for immigrants:
- maisimigracao/portugal: the four studies built on official data about immigration’s contribution, which you can read in Data & studies.
- nighto/brasil-portugal: the community guide, written by dozens of contributors, that was the starting point for 21 of our guides. In October 2026 we rewrote those guides from scratch, from official sources, and keep the credit (Apache 2.0 licence) at the end of each one.
All the guides are written from official sources, and the news arrives automatically every day.
About the English version
The guides and studies were written in Portuguese and translated into English. When the two differ, the Portuguese original prevails, and the official source prevails over both. We keep official Portuguese terms, such as autorização de residência, in italics so you can recognise them on forms and government websites. News headlines are not translated: they come from Portuguese media and stay as published.
What we do
- Practical guides written from official sources, with a review date and links to the source.
- News and laws gathered automatically every day.
- Data and studies on immigration in Portugal, with their sources cited.
Who runs the site
The site is run by a Brazilian immigrant who lives and works in Portugal, in the tech sector, with help from readers who send corrections. It is an independent project: it has no link to the Portuguese State or to AIMA, and it is not a law firm or an immigration agency.
How we work
Sources. The guides are based mainly on official sources: AIMA, gov.pt and ePortugal, the Diário da República, Social Security, the Tax Portal (Portal das Finanças), the visa portal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the SNS and, in the guides about Brazil, Brazilian government portals. Each guide lists its own at the end, under “Official references”. The maisimigracao project is the basis of the four studies.
“Reviewed on”. The date at the top of each guide is the day its content was last checked against the sources. Anything that changed after that date may not be in the guide yet, which is why we always link to the source.
Review. Every time the site is published, an automatic check lists the guides last reviewed more than 90 days ago and the Portuguese and English versions whose dates have drifted apart. That list tells us what to check first.
News. News and laws are gathered automatically several times a day from Google News searches about immigration, AIMA, visas and nationality. We show the headline as published, the name of the outlet and a link to the original article. We don’t write summaries or use artificial intelligence to rewrite the news. Each item stays on the list for 60 days.
Mistakes. If you find something wrong or out of date, use the “Tell us by email” link at the end of each guide, or write to ola@imigracaoportugal.com. When a guide is corrected, its “Reviewed on” date changes.
What this site is not. This site gathers public information, but it is not legal advice and does not replace AIMA, a consulate or a lawyer. When in doubt, the official source always prevails.
Get in touch
Have a suggestion, found something out of date, or want to propose a new guide? Write to ola@imigracaoportugal.com. You can write in English.
We read every message and reply when we can. We cannot review individual cases or give legal advice. For that, contact AIMA, a Migrant Integration Support Centre (CLAIM) or a lawyer.
What we don’t do
- We don’t sell anything directly through the site and don’t ask for personal data.
- The site may show Google AdSense ads or promote services in Portugal, always labelled as advertising and kept apart from the guides.
- We don’t give legal advice. See the legal notice.