I watch many people that want to come live to Portugal And Portuguese people saying that this is a shitty country and things like that, I'm from Madeira Island and I'm living now in Porto. and I can tell that we have a shitty economy but that everyone knows but what not everyone realizes is that we are afortunate for living in a such sunny and beautiful country, a place where people in Hollidays to enjoy our mountains, our beaches, And our amazing food, one thing I can tell to every people from foreign countries that If you don't have studies or some kind of special abilities or money moving to Portugal is an horrible idea specially if you have family like a wife/husband and kids, in that case you should choose a country with a strong economi and come to Portugal in Hollidays, but if you are old and retired and want an awesome place to live.. please.. you're welcome... if you have qualifications and work experience and you just don't give up of you want... please you're welcome to, just. remember, awesome mountains, awesome beaches, awesome food, awesome people, but shitty economy Tks for spending the time to Read this.

I’ve recently bought an apartment in the Algarve. I LOVE Portugal - great countryside, beaches, people, food, wine and culture. I hope to spend a LOT of my retirement there 😁

I see a lot of Portuguese immigrants that live in the USA, moving back to Portugal once they retire. It's a beautiful country.

I come from Spain. I think both countries, Portugal and Spain are just great. We have many problems, like bad economy and bad politicians (actually our economy is strugling just because our gutless politicians) But we both have fantastic people, quality of life, history, picturesque villages... We definitely have to work together!! I am very happy of your work here, trying to spread reasonable and objective information about Portugal and Spain... Thank you for doing so. Regards from Madrid and Merry Christmas.

Lovely to see small snippets of the area I lived in for 3 months in early 2017. I miss it and plan to go back soon. Obrigada ~

This is exactly the type of onsite info I am looking for, regarding Portugal. Thank you, Stuart!

Hi there, we've been enjoying watching this. It's lovely to discover how we can share and learn so much from each other through channels such as this. Look forward to more from you.

Wow. 70K 3 bedroom apartment is a dream indeed considering that nice view of the ocean.

Thank u. I wish my family never moved from there but at less they picked Hawaii. One day I'd like to move there.

Please do not pay attention to these Portuguese saying to the English people to go away. I find English people very polite, well educated and friendly. They are one of most polite people I´ve met. They are more than welcomed here in this country and they only helped us to grow in different ways. Please enjoy our country, because we Portuguese obviously can´t figure out how to do that.

I have a vacation home near by. It's a very nice and cheap place to vacation. There's a big surf and fishing culture there.

thank you for the upload. Much appreciated

Hey, thanks ! I am from peniche to and i work for "silvercoast living" in praia d' el rei

An interesting video about a country that I would definitely like to visit and look around. I have a good friend in the UK and my plan is to get him to join me in lovely Portugal for a couple of weeks.

I'm from Brazil, usually we change the language thinking about not making the foreigner uncomfortable, but I never imagined tourists wanted to face some discomfort on purpose in order to learn our language, that's interesting! Thanks for the insight. You see, misunderstandings are so easy to happen, even with the best of intentions.

Really surprised when you said you were in peniche , grew up in that area and going to Baleal as our beach, cool to see a video about it :) missing it as I’m living in England

I have an apartment in Peniche, lovely place

I love how you mentioned that people jump right in if they feel that you don't speak the language, its because Portuguese people are the most accommodating people you , me, or any one else will ever meet. They just want to communicate with any one at any cost that's the reason Portugal where pioneers in navigation of the so called new world.

Yo he viajado por Portugal y estoy de acuerdo contigo, en todo lo que dices As English learner I like your pronunciation because is easy to understand every words you say. Thanks

Glad you enjoy Portugal, thank you for your review! Well wishes

Thanks mate great review you gave there. 👍

The only reason we jump in to another language is to help you guys, we get very proud if you try to speak our language but our main goal is to help you as quick as possible. Oh... and a tip... we reeeeeally rather prefer english if it's you mother language than spanish... no need to kill both languages ;)

Hey mate!Couldn't agree more. I'm actually a Spaniard (from the other side of the Minho) living in the US for the last 28 years. Making plans to retire in the VERY near future. Unfortunately (for them) it won't be Spain. It'll be Portugal. Can't wait.

Thanks, that was great.

the peniche area is fantastic ... i usually go there once a year on vacations, I also live in spain (north west)

Hi Stuart, Thanks for the Portugal info. We're heading there next month from the Gold Coast to escape the Christmas & Schoolies barage of drunken lunatics. Interesting the ocean is so cold even in summer.

There is another reason to come to Portugal, if you live in a region called Beira Baixa in Castelo Branco city, you have a good industrial zone right between Lisbon and Madrid, two capitals that are only 2:30 hours distant. The weather is also very good with a lot of sun during all year. If you want to install a company and want to export, this is the right place.

I live in the USA I enoyed learning about Portugal would love to come there one day.

My mother is from Portugal and my father is from Germany. I grew up in both countries but now live in Berlin because it’s much easier to find work and make money here, and while I love Germany because I’m half German my heart belongs to Portugal and her beautiful beaches and sunny skies. It is my dream to retire in Ericeira, the village where my mother’s from 🇵🇹 💜

Beautiful country. Have a nice day to all of you.

Love your video. Please next video can you please talk about the rent of studio apartments?

Valuable information in your video. I think there are more and more IT/customer support and Sales jobs coming over to Portugal. The big MNCs benefit more with outsourcing to countries like Portugal, Greece, Malta, Spain, Cyprus etc.. I think this is good for world wide globalization.

According to a quick search, the required monthly income for a Portuguese residence visa for people not planning to work is €1100/month (subject to change, so do check.) Not bad.

Great informative video! Thanks for sharing. You sound Australian. What made you leave the great land down under for Europe?

Great video!

How does silver coast compare to say Algarve or Porto? Could you do a video on comparisons between different cities in Portugal?

Spent 3 months in Peniche back in 1986. It was great.

Enjoyed it so much I will subscribe 👍👍

We want to explore the possibility of retirimg there, in the north , because it is cheaper . Thank you

one thing that i learned in college, and don't even know why i learned this because studying to a designer not a linguistic, is that Portuguese has a lot of ways to say the letter A. This was what my teacher said to a Mexican ( who speaks castilhano XD), comparing with spanish, we have way more ways to pronounce the letter A. Don't know why

Two years after he says Portugal “struggle with unemployment”, Spain has 15% of unemployment and Portugal only 6.5%!!! So which one is struggling with unemployment???

So many good options.

Dont think that the places around penice are as cold as penice because it is not , it can get near 40 degrees in the summer

yes yes you are right

Such a beautiful country with incredible history.

Everyone is going to Algarve because of the language point and better weather.

I stayed in peniche for a summer in 1986. I remember thinking it was cheaper than Mexico at the time.

im portuguese i speculate on the markets, with 1000 euros month i can do whatever i want eat out, pay my bills, tv internet for 43 euros, if i make more i can travell and i like living here, could be worse

Awesome video mate. If you don't mind me asking, do they have something like Spain's "autonomo" visa in Portugal for freelancers and self-employed people? When applying from outside the EU, which country is easier to get such visas (given that Portugal offers freelance visas)? Thanks!

Exactly what was looking for Grasias

😀 very nice video 👍

Good video.

The expensive cars are on lease they are not owned outright

How about using electric car in Portugal and Spain?

Portugal is a nice and tranquil Country and once on a business trip to Portugal a businessman from Scandinavia told us he did not understand why EU companies outsourced production to China and other countries, being able to produce in Portugal which is basically very cheap and from a logistics/cost point of view in Europe.

ah, Aussies always attracted to Peniche, it must be the surf culture running in their veins!? Lisbon last Aug was 46ºC, not something most Aussies experience down under, unless at the 'top end'… Nice video. keep it up! :) P.S. it's true many Tugas (pronounced Tooga) have migrated last 5 years or so, and that's 'cause of last prime minister said hundreds of times, on live TV, "if you don't like it, you should all migrate abroad" :(

Nice video.

Thank you for the video. How accessible is internet in those locations. Own a few online businesses.

Thank you for your informative videos!

Great video. I am a Brit interested in living in Portugal. What documents do I need for residency? Are there minimum financial requirements? Thanks

What happens now with brexit and stuff.. can we still move and buy properties

I'm Portuguese and I can say what he said was 99% accurate. I would only beg your attention to the fact that this video was published in 2016 and as about now (in 2018) the Troika has already left the country and we now have again a flourishing economy, and there are lot's of people starting local businesses with great success. Can you believe? Even Madonna decided to live in Portugal recently!

A very helpful commentary on Portugal, and especially on Porto. Is it humid and are there mosquitoes and other insects, rodents, scorpions to deal with?

Portugal is not in Troika any longer...

What is the best business to set-up in Portugal? Are there any good football Acedamy's? What to join my kid, he is 11 year old? I'm from India

What about the cost & quality of healthcare?

I'm a Cuban American who moved to Portugal a year and a half a go after I retire in San Francisco, California and thanked God every day for having the beautiful life I have leaving now near Mafra in a beautiful stone house in a little farm with a large garden and more than 45 fruit trees for only 900 € a month rent. Food price, transportation and services are incredibly low, people are friendly and no problem with the language, most people speak English an if you speak Spanish to them wish is very similar you get by perfectly.

How are ISP's in Portugal? Is slow or spotty internet a common issue?

How is the medical system?

which camera do you used

Is it possible for my husband and I to sustain 2 kids in Portugal?

Great vid btw

Nice weather report . Price of coffee . Ok.

As a UK citizen, how easy would it be to get second citizenship in Portugal?

Im interested in teaching English in portugal, but i don't have enough experience.

What do medical jobs look like?? I'm studying nursing in the US but an ready to leave here. My mom is from Brasil..so i speak Portuguese. So you live in Spain? What is their job market like?and cost of living? I also speak Spanish.. So either country would work for me. Thanks for any info you or anyone else can provide me. Take care. 😀

What was the name of the area? I couldn't understand. But you said it was 200 km south of Porto.

Massive rain and wind from the Atlantic in Winter?

When I looked at the thumbnail I mistook you for Kevin Nealon. I thought Kevin Nealon has started a travel vlog also. He makes interesting "hiking + interview with celebrities" KZfaq vlogs.

why is Penish better is it not more warm the year around in Algarve ?

what is the rate exchange

merci

The issue with the economy comes down to years of missplaced investment of European funds, after the complicated economical background we inherited from a 50 yr dictatorial regime and a pointless war that cost us more than money - it cost us a large portion of our youth and our work force. Most of the money the country got from the EU in the 80s and 90s was put into infrastructure, on roads and bridges. While we needed some serious renovation of these vital lines of communication to ease logistics in more isolated areas of the country (and facilitate imports and exports within the EU), we ended up with very little left to boost education and specialized skills. More recently we've seen a large number of graduates finish their higher education with great skillsets, but because there was never the initiative or money to invest in local industry in the past those people now need to look for work outside the country. It's bittersweet to see that Portuguese scientists, engineers and researchers are rather good at what they do because, despite their success they still have to achieve it outside their own country. Hopefully in time these same people will decide to come back and create new enterprises and businesses so we can capitalize on so much untapped potential. Investors are starting to believe in that same potential, so there's hope for the future. We're more than a tourist destination, we are rather good at making high quality stuff and providing good reliable services. The world just doesn't know it yet.

Hello,sir How are you doing today Please,do you have any site,because I need for work please.sir if you can

Great video, could you please post some links of the most popular sites for buying and selling apartments or flats in Portugal??? Thanks!

I'm about to move to Portugal my job pays house rent in the centre of Lisbon and all bills and they will give me 950 euros per mont is it enough to live properly in Lisbon?

hi i got admission in uni in Lisbon and really waiting to explore this country . i was in uk for 3 years but weather was not good to i choose this country . i hope any of you guys will want to give any advise regarding Portugal ?i would love to make friends there ....

good job . . . . Rent for 9 months before you buy . . . . .it takes time to check things out..

lol. thanks for reply

"Hasta luego" Mr. Kangaroo and greetings to your Adelaide...

Anybody knows how is healthcare in Portugal ? Kind of matters if you plan to retire..... Thanks in advance

Hasta luego??!! Até logo! Saudações!!

can u live comfortable on $3000 a month budget 2 bed room furnished apt with simple living .

Where are you from?

Hi. Whats the ocean temperature like at the beach, heard it quite chilly compared to the mediterranean sea, thanks

people that come from foreign countries with more money are messing up portuguese lifes lisbon homes are getting more expensive for us but for the foreigners are very cheap . there a less houses and the ones that are for sale are sureal prices for portuguese .... people now need to live far from their work like 1 hour every day

MashaAllah you both countries ❤️

Portuguese: in order to have any type of interaction you need to have a good grasp of the accent. Also, there is a reasonable number of "false friends" and words that could look the same but they aren't with Spanish. If you need some help: thecraftofportuguese.weebly.com/

Nice vid, i love my country

Later on, why don't you make a separate videos about everything. Real estate, food, shopping, vacation resort towns, buying a car, cost of living, big city atmosphere vs smalltown living(I don't mean rural). This kind of stuff.