Pros and cons of moving to Portugal 

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

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 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!

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

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.

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.

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.

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 ;)

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

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.

I have an apartment in Peniche, lovely place

Such a beautiful country with incredible history.

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.

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???

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 🇵🇹 💜

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.

Portugal is not in Troika any longer...

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

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.

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

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.

thank you for the upload. Much appreciated

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

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

The expensive cars are on lease they are not owned outright

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

Portugal's economy is on a 1.9 growth trajectory at the moment and rising ! massive investment the future is awesome !!!!!!

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

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

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!

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

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

Thanks mate great review you gave there. 👍

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.

Great video!

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

i rarely ever see expats doing a realistic analysis of portugal's economy. unfortunately i'm one of the many emigrants and i really want to go back. in my friends and family there's an equal measure of people who make a lot of money and people who are just getting by. it's absurd the lack of solidarity the rich in portugal have, but oh well.

Thanks, that was great.

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" :(

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

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" RU-vid vlogs.

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

respect the locals !

So many good options.

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.

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/

Enjoyed it so much I will subscribe 👍👍

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.

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.

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

Good video.

Thank you for your informative videos!

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

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

My economy is like the Portuguese I like Portugal

LOL 80.000 Euro I was looking at places for £17.000. Guess people want different things.

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

😀 very nice video 👍

So, he's never lived there, but his Pros and Cons video is pretty much: Great weather, great food, cheap vs poor economy, learning Portuguese. Not sure that info was video-worthy, but the scenery looked nice.

I am planning my escape to Portugal by working remote. Wish me good luck, people. :)

Portugal for sale. People are coming, portugueses are leaving. Portugal is a good country for rich people, that create poverty so poor people with minimum wage can work for few money to people with money. Portugal has life quality. I like to see tourists here, but that is creating a more expensive life for native people. Tourists should start saying to the restaurants and house sales "how much? Thats to expensive!"

Language and jobs the only negatives!! Sounds like an ideal place for me. I love to learn languages (speak 4 already) and I will be retiring with a pension, so I would look for a job just not to get bored but not for survival needs. PORTUGAL, here I come!!

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

Exactly what was looking for Grasias

How is the medical system?

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

Massive rain and wind from the Atlantic in Winter?

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

You forgot the food. There is a good food there.

yes yes you are right

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?

You make a movie about portugal and end it by saying "hasta luego" you vould have said "até lógo". And about economy you are not accurate either ! Please, you must study Portugal. We deserve respect. You are all welcome here. We received 38 million turists last year and with your help we kicked the troica out !

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

80 k isn't cheap less it's beach front ,

Great vid btw

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?

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!

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

Nice weather report . Price of coffee . Ok.

which camera do you used

I enjoy watching your videos all the time, saludo de Hungary. The picture which you gave about Portugal shows absolute similarity with the Hungarian situation. Living in Hungary is great if you don't rely on economy or you are not upset about the unfair differences between the rich and the normal working people. If you live in Hungary as a pensioner from western Europe you can enjoy the hot weather since May until October and you can enjoy the snow and the skating in January and February. Eastern Europe and Southern Europe are getting empty because of the huge immigration. This whole European Union stinks if in the same supermarket you can earn peanuts for the same job in Hungary or 8n Portugal meanwhile you can earn higher salary in the UK or in Germany, ex. Greetings from Budapest 😁I carry on watching your videos. They are very informative. Gracias, obrigada🍊

How about using electric car in Portugal and Spain?

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 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

Nice vid, i love my country

retired 2k permonthand savings.

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

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

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

MashaAllah you both countries ❤️

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 ....