Sources: BBC
Portugal reports a record of 10,027 new daily cases, bringing the nationwide cumulative total of confirmed cases to 446,606. 2021-01-6
Portugal reports a record 91 new fatalities, bringing the nationwide death toll to 3,472. 2020-11-16
Portugal reports a record daily increase with 4,224 new cases, bringing the cumulative counts to 132,616 confirmed cases and 2,428 deaths. 2020-10-29
Portugal reports 1,278 new daily cases, bringing the cumulative total to 82,534 confirmed cases and 2,050 deaths. This is the first time that the country has reported more than 1,000 cases since April. 2020-10-8
A fire in a building housing the Portuguese, Tunisian, Argentinian and Belgian embassies in Stockholm, Sweden injures 14 people. A man is arrested on suspicion of arson. 2018-04-4
A Canadair firefighting plane reportedly crashes in Pedrógão Grande, central Portugal, while tackling raging wildfires. However, this claim has been denied by Portuguese authorities. 2017-06-20
A bus crashes and falls into a ravine near the eastern Portuguese town of Sertã, killing 11 people and injuring 32. 2013-01-27
Pope Benedict XVI, accompanied by tens of thousands of pilgrims, visits the famous Catholic shrine to the Virgin Mary in Fatima, as part of his four-day visit to Portugal, and recalls the assassination attempt on his predecessor there. 2010-05-12
Portugal's credit rating is downgraded from AA to AA- by the Fitch Group due to fears over its high debt levels. 2010-03-24
The Portuguese parliament approves a bill to legalise same-sex marriage. 2010-01-8