Sources: BBC
Five people are killed and severe damage is caused by Storm Kristin in Portugal. 2026-01-28
A person throws a Molotov cocktail at the consulate of Venezuela in Lisbon, Portugal. No injuries are reported. 2025-01-11
Three Portuguese firefighters die while fighting wildfires in the country's central and northern regions, bringing the death toll from the wildfires to seven people. 2024-09-17
Portugal asks the European Union for help to fight large wildfires in the northern and central regions of the country. 2024-09-16
Smoke from the wildfires in Canada reaches Portugal and Spain. 2023-06-28
Portugal reports 899 new daily cases, bringing the cumulative total to 72,055 confirmed cases and 1,936 deaths. Ever since the end of national lockdown in May, this has been the sixth time that the country has registered some record increases in new cases, with all six records occurring during the month of September. 2020-09-25
Israeli singer Netta Barzilai wins the Eurovision Song Contest in Lisbon, Portugal, with her song Toy. This is Israel's first Eurovision win in the 21st century and fourth overall. 2018-05-12
A tree falls over at a religious ceremony in Funchal, Madeira, killing at least 12 people and injuring over 50 others. 2017-08-15
Voters in Portugal go to the polls for the Portuguese legislative election after months of a caretaker government and financial problems that led to a request for an international bailout - the opposition Social Democrats led by Pedro Passos Coelho won. 2011-06-5