Faro & Coimbra to join protests, top space meetup & own a football team! Plus weather & currency

Podcast: The Good Morning Portugal! podcast with Carl Munson · Carl Munson

Opublikowano: 2026-10-21

On Wednesday 21st October 2026, Carl Munson’s Good Morning Portugal! news reports that Portuguese housing protests continue after a dawn police clearance in Lisbon that detained 55 people (later released under investigation). Despite the crackdown, demonstrators returned to Rossio and voted to reinstall tents, with the movement also gathering in Coimbra and Faro. Other headlines include Coimbra hosting the GLEX Ignition Space Exploration event, Buçaco National Forest achieving therapeutic certification, registered unemployment falling, and the government confirming VASP’s victory in a newspaper-distribution tender. Weather is rainy and windy on the Silver Coast, with Lisbon at 22°C and Faro 23°...