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How to Enroll Your Child in a Portuguese Public School
laratupilat May 12, 2025
Complete 2025/2026 Guide Planning to relocate to Portugal with your children? One of the first and most important steps is ...
How to Get an SNS Number in Portugal: A Practical Guide for Expat Families
laratupilat June 5, 2025
You’ll thank yourself later for sorting this early. Sorting out healthcare might not be the most exciting part of your ...
How to Get a NIF in Portugal: A Practical Guide for International Families
laratupilat June 1, 2025
Why the NIF Is Your Family’s Golden Key in Portugal Among the many checklists, the NIF (Número de Identificação Fiscal) ...
Good to Know
Portugal with Kids: How to Enjoy Braga Without Rushing
laratupilat June 2, 2025
Portugal with kids doesn’t mean rushing through cities with a packed checklist. If you’re heading to Braga, we’ve got a ...
Where Should Families Live in Portugal?
laratupilat May 22, 2025
Honest Advice for Moving Parents Moving to Portugal as a family comes with both big opportunities and complex decisions. From ...
No-Nonsense Advice for Your Move to Portugal
laratupilat May 19, 2025
Real Talk for Families Considering a Life in the Land of Sun, Tiles, and Bureaucracy Thinking about relocating to Portugal ...
Paperwork
How to Take the Portuguese A2 Exam (CIPLE) for Citizenship
laratupilat June 25, 2025When you first arrive in Portugal, citizenship feels like something you’ll figure out later. But five — soon to be …
Opening a Bank Account in Portugal: Documents, Costs & Best Banks
laratupilat June 5, 2025
Opening a local bank account in Portugal can save you time, money, and a lot of ...
How to Get a NIF in Portugal: A Practical Guide for International Families
laratupilat June 1, 2025
Why the NIF Is Your Family’s Golden Key in Portugal Among the many checklists, the NIF ...
Educational System
Moving to Portugal with Kids: What Actually Surprised Us in the First 90 Days (Good and Bad)
laratupilat December 29, 2025What made the beginning harder than we expected (Weather, location, and unrealistic assumptions) Portugal is usually associated with sunshine, calm, …
Homeschooling in Portugal: A Realistic Guide for Families
laratupilat December 15, 2025
Homeschooling in Portugal is a legal but highly regulated form of education, fully integrated into the ...
Mega Manuais: Free Textbooks for Your Kids in Portugal
laratupilat August 28, 2025
Did you know that in Portugal, families with children in public schools don’t have to pay ...
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About From questions to clarity — a guide born from real family life in Portugal Hi, I’m Lara. In 2019, ...
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