Portugal

A cable car from the emblematic Elevador da Glória, a major attraction widely used by tourists in the Portuguese capital, derailed and crashed into a building on Wednesday

Sustainability, biodiversity and the protection of rural areas are giving rise to a new wave of winemaking in the Southern European country

From the mountains to the streets of Europe’s major cities, record-breaking temperatures are revealing the fierce impact of climate change

Are the estimated 700 million felines on Earth the sacred animals of our times?

A course on Romanesque art shows the little-known legacy in Spain of the religious militias that fought for Christianity and the myths that surrounded them

A series of recent investigations suggests that the first human communities passed on their particular culinary traditions between generations

The soccer star and his high school sweetheart were married in Porto on Sunday, June 22, after a 13-year relationship and three children together

Several books and essays analyze the need many people feel to take a break, disconnect from their cell phones, and enjoy life without the internet

Police warn of increasing radicalization among young people through virtual platforms that encourage suicide, animal torture, and self-harm

The government is reluctant to speculate on the cause of the outage, despite the hypotheses that have emerged in the hours without power, such as a possible cyberattack

The government does not rule out that the incident is due to a cyberattack, although the causes are still officially unknown

The Spanish and Portuguese governments are investigating the reason for the electrical shortage. Power has been restored in some areas in the north and south of Spain

Heritage pride in the samba schools of Rio de Janeiro is just one important symbol of a 3,000-plus-word legacy that is still subject to stigma

China’s most famous artist lives quietly in Portugal. But exile is hard, even if it’s golden. On the occasion of his latest exhibition at the MUSAC, a contemporary art museum in the city of León, Spain, he shows EL PAÍS the first house he’s ever bought, at the age of 67

The former Portuguese prime minister takes over the presidency of the European Council on Sunday with a call to ‘listen’ to citizens and willingness to find ‘creative’ solutions for a united but diverse bloc

The history of Mafra Palace, the main setting for ‘Queen Margot,’ competes for sheer epic (and, at times, terror) with the bloody story that inspired the 1994 movie starring Isabelle Adjani

One hundred workers with 36 trucks left Tangier for eastern Spain, where they are providing badly needed assistance clearing clogged pipes that pose a health problem

The author of ‘The Hidden Life of Trees,’ a bestseller that is now being republished in an illustrated format, affirms that these plants have the ability to communicate with each other

Prices have risen by 54% in the United States, 32% in China and nearly 15% in the European Union between 2015 and 2024. Though policies have been implemented to increase supply and regulate rentals, their impact has been limited and the problem is getting worse

Portugal’s new chief of defense, the conservative Nuno Melo, has invoked a treaty from 1297 to argue that the municipality is ‘naturally Portuguese’

The president has announced extra funding to fight the 200,000 wildfire outbreaks that are engulfing 60% of the country in smoke

Specialized real estate agencies are detecting a spike in interest from foreign investors who want to obtain residency in exchange for buying a home. The surge comes following news that the government wants to end what it terms ‘a speculative investment model’

The Portuguese photographer Mário Cruz, a two-time World Press Photo winner, reveals the drama of people without resources or access to decent housing. His book ‘Roof’ was recently presented at the Rencontres d’Arles festival in France

The IUCN has changed the feline’s status from Endangered to Vulnerable. We spoke with some of the people who brought lynxes back from the brink of extinction through decades of uphill work

Sweden Democrats, the Finns Party and Chega performed poorly at the June 9 vote, despite extremist groups making huge gains across the rest of the continent

A traditional mix of authenticity, melancholy, rusticity and modernity, the Portuguese capital has become a mecca for international tourism. But it has paid the price in the form of gentrification and the loss of its essence

Despite the good data, 344 more breeding females are still needed for the species to reach a favorable status