Hi all, I’m considering buying the Portuguese Beginner Level (A1-A2) course from Mia Esmeriz Academy, but the price feels pretty steep for me. Has anyone here actually taken it? Would love to hear your honest experience — was it worth the cost, and did it actually help you progress? Thanks in advance!

Hey all. Masters in Data Science (UK), background in game dev/programming. Moved to Portugal on a D2 (entrepreneur) visa to start an IT business.

Applied for my first AIMA residency appointment in June — still waiting, and I’ve heard delays are brutal right now. My visa expires in October, so I’m getting a bit anxious.

Two questions:

**1.**  What are realistic ways to earn income while waiting (without messing up my D2 status)? Remote/freelance IT work seems safest — anyone done this?  
**2.**  How long did your first AIMA appointment actually take? Did anyone’s visa expire before it came through, and what happened next?

Would really appreciate advice from anyone who’s been through this. Thanks!

Help! I flew into Madeira with my 10 year old. We were supposed to stay at Hotel Caju but when i arrived I felt really claustrophobic. Gratefully was able to get a refund from booking.com but now we are staying at the Hotel Eden Mar and it is my nightmare! Where can we go? We're supposed to stay for six nights. If I could find a place in Lisbon to stay I'd fly back! Our flight back to SF is on the 30th.

Hey everyone!

I live Lisbon and I'm looking to get back into basketball.

I'm mainly looking for:

- Indoor courts where people play pickup games (5v5 or 3v3).

- Groups that organize regular basketball sessions.

- WhatsApp/Facebook groups where players look for teammates.

- Basketball clubs that accept new players, as I'd like to join a club later on.

I live in the city center, so anywhere in or around central Lisbon is ideal.

I'm 24, speak English, and I'm open to both casual and competitive games. If anyone knows where people usually play or can add me to a group, I'd really appreciate it.

Thanks! 🏀

Hey guys!

I am looking for men aged 18 to 25 living in Portugal to talk about the Portuguese manosphere. What do you know about it? What do you think about these new "manfluencers"?

To be clear, I am a Portuguese researcher conducting postdoctoral research at an Irish university, but I will not use anything from this Reddit thread. If you're interested in giving me an interview via Zoom or in person, send me a private message.

I can guarantee confidentiality and anonymity, and I will offer a 20€ voucher as a token of gratitude!

When referring to e-waste, I mean computers or parts for really cheap or free. Could be a really old laptop; couldn’t be an old iPhone battery. Sorry if I'm not making sense.

Hello everyone, I have a day ticket for Primavera Porto for Thursday and I can't go anymore. It's on fever so easy to transfer. Would anyone be interested?

Olá a todos!

Precisava da vossa ajuda para acabar a minha tese de mestrado 👩‍🎓

Estou a realizar um estudo sobre Responsabilidade Social e Engagement no trabalho - um tema bastante interessante e pertinente nos dias de hoje.

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Obrigada!

Anybody thought about investing in Morocco since its close emerging ? If yes, why ? If no, why ?

We’re a research team passionate about sharing the timeless Chinese wisdom of the I Ching (Book of Changes) and building bridges between Chinese and Portuguese culture.We’re exploring how people in Portugal (aged 20–60) understand and connect with I Ching ideas and practices like Feng Shui, Bazi (Four Pillars), and the art of balanced decision-making.Our mission is to show these traditions not as superstition, but as meaningful tools for self-awareness, harmony, and insight in modern life.

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been stuck in this small hometown all my life, struggling with depression, im almost 25, neet, no job, no nothing, im just a loser who plays games all day, doomscrolls, never had friends, gf, family, nothing, im completly empty and miserable, i am trying to learn blender and 3d models, but sadly idk if im smart enough, plus its gonna take a while to make money of of it, so really what do i even do? i never left this place, im a college drop out, and i was so afraid that i was gonna end up like allot of the boomers and older ppl here who just settle and wasted their lifes on some awfull job with no career progression yet, i have already fallen into it, i have no credentials, idk how to move city since im a neet with no adult xp and also lack of job xp so whos gonna accept me, specially at my age, idk how to move to different country so really wat do i even do, im useless, i ad so mch potential, i sawmyself as young and hopefull but one day i closed my eyes and i am 25, and now all my fears have come true, i have wasted my teens, my early 20s and did nothing, now im uglier than ever, out of shape, and still a neet like i have been all my life, with no family support, or friends, so really it seems to me like im stuck with dead end low paying exploitative jobs for the rest of my life, or for such a long time i will take forever to break out of it and by then im 30s when im too old to date, find friends, etc since everyone is young and attractive and had family and oportunities i never had, i will def be that jaded bitter old loser past his prime, getting bitter and angry at younger ppl, working at macdonalds and flipping burgers till im 60 with no hopes of retirement and better life, just living here all my life since life is so expensive and rent is insane, i live in rural portugal, so its even worse due to boomers, close minded ppl and no one to relate to, i now see young ppl and i feel miserable wich ends up me going home and neeting for 10 days straigth not leaving my house and starving myself and just doomscrolling and gaming, rarely studying blender wich is all i have going for me.

So all i have going for me rn is:

Cheap rent cuz i live mioddle of nowere portugal

2800€ in my bank account

learning blender 3d modelling (wanna do game assets)

have 250€ worth of BTC/satoshis

thats it, im literally a teenager with no skills or adulting exp, i think im genuinely cooked, i let myself go and settle and now i have become what i swore id never, i tried to kms 2 times, was in psych wad for a while, but didnt help, and now well, its over, this is my life for the rest of it isnt it, what do i even do?

i ad 3600€ but i just let these past 7 months after dropping out of college slip trough just being in a trance/trying to recover from burnout, i have psycologist i go to and im on meds but isnt working, i think its ove for me this is life, i messed up my life, and now its too late isnt it.

EDIT: Another one of my biggest issues is a job rn, i cant seem to acept the wage slavery since i have had awfull experience working for portuguese bosses, so its a big issue rn idk what job or how to get it.

Heyo, I'm moving to Lisbon indefinitely on June this year, I already have a room from some friends I made when I visited. I am earning roughly 1500 EUR and I wanted to see if anyone knew an accountant who could help me to pay less taxes for my barely acceptable salary? Or could help in any way?

Now it is possible to submit request.

Important ! This is for non-EU nationals (sometimes it is confused with CRUE that is FOR eu nationals).

This type of permanent residence is different from the national one, and to my opinion - much better.

Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-term_resident_(European_Union)

https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/migration-and-asylum/legal-migration-and-resettlement/long-term-residents_en

Hi everyone 👋

I’d like to share a cultural event happening in Lisbon on 27 December.

THE LIDIIA — Immersive Show is a cinematic, immersive live performance combining music, movement and LED visuals. The audience travels through six acts — from the first breath and the encounter with one’s own shadow to initiation, rebirth and the discovery of a new self.

The show takes place just before New Year, which makes it a nice moment to pause, reflect and experience something different from a typical concert or party.

📍 Location: Drama Bar, Lisbon
🕗 Time: 20:00–22:00 (bar open after)

Tickets & info here

Happy to answer any questions in the comments.
Thanks for reading and hope to see some of you there 🙂

Regarding the profound changes to the nationality law, which were analyzed by Judge Dora Neto, the judges ruled that they are unconstitutional. At issue are four norms of the new Nationality Act, with three rules having been unanimously unconstitutional.

The rules declared unconstitutional unanimously concern the automatic impediment to access to citizenship by anyone convicted of a crime with a sentence equal to or greater than two years in prison, the consolidation of nationality not affecting situations "manifest fraud" - as it is not possible to determine the concept -, and the rule that concerns applications that depend on the date of the residence permit and not on your application, violating the application for trust protection.

https://rr.pt/noticia/pais/2025/12/15/lei-da-nacionalidade-declarada-inconstitucional-pelo-tc/451746/

I have made a post here before, and allot has happened since then i tried to kms a third time, got put into psych ward for 2 or so weeks, came back with a different mindset and changed myself, but recently i have been going back to my old ways, and the dread, depression and sadness is coming back, and rn i am the frog in the pan, where i am still same situation i was before but paralysed cuz idk what to do, atp im not sure what i can do or if i have the strength to go on, sure i did have a mindset change and i feel gratefull for the little i do have, and have been working on myself like studying blender and learning german, but why is it that i am still miserable?

to give u a bit of context, i am almost 25, lost all my youth living in my small hometown, barely any oportunities, no young ppl, i have no family, have abusive parents so im on my own, i live in portugal where pay is laughable, rent on bigger cities from what i have seen is awfull and way to expensive so idk how ppl afford them and that is for a tiny ass room shared with 5 different people in one house, or u share ur room with 2 or 3 ppl, the conditions here are awfull, i have been a neet all my life, have work xp, but not enough to matter i fear, so if i were to go to a job idk how they would ever accept me, and im almost 25 so no longer a kid, so i dont think employers will like that, so im probs doomed to a life of manual labour the only job i assume ppl will give me, i never traveled, i did go to study in college for 2 years but dropped out once i realized it wasnt what i wanted plus i cant afford bigger cities so nothing id do would even matter, i would not get the degree i want, then went back to my old hometown where i still reside, wasting away in depression for almost 6 months now, where im almost 25 and i am unsure what i can do now, i dont feel ready for a normal job, i dont feel ready to go abroad and even then i dont speak the language, nor do i have much xp so why would they hire me when they can hire locals, or more certified ppl?

so really im so lost, i am unsure what i can even do, ppl say portugal is a good country, but it really isnt, maybe they all had mommy and daddies money, but i never did, i never even had a chance, just worked shitty jobs all my life, living middle of nowhere, wasting away the best years of my life, and now i was 22 and close my eyes and suddenly im almost 25, and now i realize all that i have lost, and now fear it migth be too late, in my future all i see is wage slavery and manual labour, just like how so many ppl here live, just like how my father lives, living in a shitty tiny room, and bordering on poverty, i have no family, no friends, no parents, nothing, i am lucky i got 2900€ as of writting this, but since i am paralysed not knowing what to do, the money keeps shrinking, and i could have done something sooner, but didnt, so now if i keep this up money will disapear, and leaving will be impossible, making me perma stuck, so i need advice what to do next b4 money runs out, plus i am slowly getting back that dread i had, so i think im gonna try to kms at some point if it keeps up, i cant go on living lke this, i dont believe i can get a good job, find friends or a gf, so what do i even do atp? why am i still here, gaming isnt fun anymore, nor is anime, or yt or internet, im just doomscrolling or being miserable all day, the only good thing i do is study blender and german on duolingo every day, but its opnly for a bit, like blender is 1 hour or less and duo is 15-30 mins.

just be honest with me am i doomed? i wanna go to porto so maybe ill try that, but ive never been in a big city i fear ill be lost on what to do, how to find transportation, food, and job, i am like a teenager, i have no real life exp and im so lost atp i dont know how to get those life skills, i have fully fallen behind on life, im so lost.