On Friday 23rd October 2026, Carl Munson’s Good Morning Portugal! news leads with the clocks going back on Sunday 25th October (02:00 mainland, 01:00 in the Azores), the conclusion of the Rossio housing protests by popular vote at half past midnight last night, and a massive citizenship-application backlog of 690,000 pending cases. There will be a march this weekend and a vigil in Marvila for an evicted mother with two children; the 55 people detained earlier in the week are due before a judge on 27 October. Other headlines include the government passing a law to unblock almost half a million “frozen” homes, and Portugal’s property wealth increasingly concentrated among the richest 10%. Weather stays cloudy, with Lisbon at 22°C and Faro 24°C. Carl is joined by Natasha Donn for the Portugal Resident news review at 09:15... #GoodMorningPortugal #PortugalNews #ClocksBack #Rossio #HousingProtests #CitizenshipBacklog #FrozenHomes #Marvila #PortugalResident #Portugal2026

Olá, bom dia ALEGRIA! This Sunday the clocks go back: at 2am it becomes 1am again, and we all get an extra hour in bed. But anyone who’s lived here a while knows that in Portugal, time already bends. When someone says “já vou!” (coming!), they might be at the door in a second, or in twenty minutes. “Daqui a bocadinho” (in a little while) is the most elastic phrase in the language. Today’s sheet, Nº 21: As Horas, is in the classroom. It has four phrases for telling the time, and a guide to what “fluid time” really means. Over to you: what’s the longest “bocadinho” you’ve ever waited? Até já! 😉

On Thursday 22nd October 2026, Carl Munson’s Good Morning Portugal! news reports that fully electric vehicles hit a record nearly 50% of the monthly market in September (47.7%, or 9,338 registrations), with year-to-date sales up 49.1% to nearly 55,000 units. A ban on shared electric scooters is expected in Lisbon by the end of the year. Other headlines include Brussels hinting it may reassess the strategic status of the Covas do Barroso lithium project, the wealth of Portugal’s richest 10% nearly doubling in 15 years, former politicians’ lifetime pensions set to cost €10.2 million, and young Portuguese preferring to pay for Uber rather than drive under the influence. Temperatures are dropping into autumn, with Lisbon at 21°C and Évora starting the day at 4°C. #GoodMorningPortugal #PortugalNews #ElectricVehicles #EVSales #EScooters #Lithium #CovasDoBarroso #WealthGap #Uber #Portugal2026

Olá, bom dia ALEGRIA! Yesterday, 21st October, was Trafalgar Day. And the story of Britain’s greatest admiral runs straight through Portugal. Nelson made his name off Cabo de São Vicente, at the south-western tip of Portugal, in 1797. And six weeks before Trafalgar, he reportedly spent half a year’s salary on 375 gallons of port. Today’s sheet, Nº 20: Nelson, is in the classroom. Here’s a language nugget: if you’ve ever met a Portuguese Nélson, Portugal’s main name dictionary says he may well owe his name to the admiral. Over to you: did you raise a glass yesterday? And have you visited the lighthouse at Cabo de São Vicente? À memória de Nelson! ⚓

Olá, bom dia ALEGRIA?! We’ve all said it: “I’m never drinking again!” In Portuguese, that’s “Nunca mais bebo!”, and it’s about as believable here as anywhere else. The Portuguese word for hangover, ressaca, first meant the sea’s undertow, the pull back after a wave breaks. Anyone who’s woken up after a long night at a festa knows exactly how that feels. Today’s sheet, Nº 19: A Ressaca, is in the classroom, with four phrases for the morning after and the classic cures: Água das Pedras, canja, bifana and my own favourite, the crise. That’s scrambled eggs, fiambre and chips, and it never fails. Over to you: what’s your cure? Share your best (or worst!) morning-after remedy below. Saúde, com moderação! 🍷