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France, Portugal, Mauritania, Senegal: Dakar Rally Canceled

Date: January 10th, 2008 |

The Christmas Eve murders of four French tourists in Mauritania has prompted organizers of the Dakar Rally to cancel this year’s race. The rally was scheduled to start in Lisbon Jan. 5 and finish in Dakar, Senegal Jan. 20. Race officials faced pressure from the French government to call off the rally because nine of [read more]

Portugal: Tourist Police Now Operating in Lisbon

Date: June 27th, 2006 |

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A new tourist police unit is operating in Lisbon through Sept. 30, aiming to provide tourist information and advice about how to stay safe in the city. The mobile unit is stationed at a different tourist site each day, including Rua Augusta, the viewing point of Santa Luzia, the Padro dos Descobrimentos, the Jernimos Monastery, [read more]

Portugal

Date: May 18th, 2004 |

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Portugal will be busy with large-scale events this summer that will draw millions of people to various parts of the country. On the 13th day of each month from June through October some 400,000 pilgrims are expected to visit the town of Fatima. Lisbon�s “Rock in Rio” outdoor music festival from May 28 to June [read more]

Portugal

Date: August 27th, 2002 |

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For years Greece has had a reputation for dangerous roads, but Portugal now owns the dubious honor of being Western Europe’s most dangerous country for driving. According to the International Road Traffic and Accident Database, deaths per 100,000 people in Portugal have climbed to 21.9 compared to Greece’s 21.1. In Britain the number was six, [read more]

Portugal: Signs in English to Appear on Algarve Beaches

Date: October 31st, 2007 |

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The tragic deaths of three of four parents who drowned saving their children from an unseen whirlpool in the Algarve have prompted officials to order signs in English posted on every dangerous beach in the region by next June. Signs warned of dangerous currents but all were in Portuguese, which the British visitors could not [read more]

Portugal

Date: June 1st, 2004 |

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Authorities have imposed border controls until July 4 in an effort to prevent disturbances during the Euro 2004 soccer championships that begin June 12. EU citizens and Americans must show passports on arrival. Mobile patrols have been set up on highways rather than reopening old border posts. The championships have been plagued by hooligan violence [read more]

Portugal

Date: September 17th, 2003 |

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The crime rate is low here but petty crime does occur. In Lisbon, watch for pickpockets especially on tram 28 to the Castle of Sao Jorge, and take special care at the Santa Apolonia and Rosso train [read more]

Portugal

Date: July 26th, 2001 |

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Train operators have planned two three-day strikes that will shut down rail service across the country Aug. 25-28 and Sept. 1-4. The strikes follow similar actions in May that were stopped by an emergency government decree which expired in July. It is possible that the government will issue another order prohibiting further strikes, but be [read more]