Leaders and great powers
17.9% of attention this weekMost readWikipedia
- Portugal3.5k views
- Isaltino Morais3.5k views
- António Monteiro2.5k views
The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov · Compared with the world
Portugal
The zeitgeist this week
What stands out in Portugal’s attention is Football (9.4%, 4.3× the world). The news sounds brighter than usual.
Portugal’s zeitgeist, by theme
Its Wikipedia reading this week, each page counted once, in its main theme · Select a theme to see what’s inside it · How it’s counted
Blind spots
Where attention and coverage don’t line up
- Read more than coveredNew gadgets23×
Portugal · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov
Seen from inside and outside
How the world sees this country this week: the news abroad, pictures and videos.
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country in Southwestern Europe. Mainland Portugal is located on the southwestern portion of the Iberian Peninsula, and bordered by Spain to the north and east. Portugal also includes the archipelagos of Madeira and the Azores in the Atlantic Ocean. The country has a population of 11.4 million, and Lisbon, its capital, is the largest city. Portugal's internal waters and territorial sea together account for two-fifths of its territory, and its exclusive economic zone is one of Europe's largest.
- UE admite resposta contra Teerão por ciberataque a supermercadossapo.pt · 2 outlets
- Rui Torrinha é o novo diretor do Teatro Municipal do Portoobservador.pt
- Jornalista da Lusa Pedro Crisóstomo conquista primeira edição do Prémio Mário Mesquitaexecutivedigest.sapo.pt
- Prioridades do Governo Regional, que nos devem fazer reflectir!dnoticias.pt
- El Corte Inglés regista lucro de 249 milhões no primeiro semestrejornaleconomico.sapo.pt
- Montenegro critica líder da NATO: "Foi desconhecedor de uma realidade que devia conhecer"rtp.pt
- Web Summit Cancels Day Two In Lisbon As Storm Charles Hits Portugaldeadline.com · 3 outlets
- 'Extraordinary danger' red alerts issued as Storm Bruna warnings hit Spain and Portugalderbytelegraph.co.uk · 2 outlets
- Sturm Charles in Portugal: Sorge vor gefährlichem Sting-Jetsoester-anzeiger.de
- Mt. Vernon-Lisbon holiday open houses help shoppers save, support small businessescbs2iowa.com
- 风暴来袭 葡萄牙全国停课并叫停网络峰会 - 环球新闻fjsen.com · 3 outlets
- Portekiz'den Mark Rutte'nin açıklamalarına tepkisabah.com.tr
Pictures
The Roman Temple of Évora, built in the 1st centuryNorbert Nagel · CC BY-SA 3.0 ![The Peneda-Gerês National Park in Northern Portugal is the only national park in Portugal.[219]](https://img.currentzeitgeist.com/c/063321be0bf776196d76685d.jpg)
The Peneda-Gerês National Park in Northern Portugal is the only national park in Portugal.[219]The Cosmonaut · CC BY-SA 4.0 
The University of Coimbra in Coimbra is the first university in Portugal.Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0 ![The women of the North Region practice the traditional art of gold-thread embroidery [pt], as seen in this photo of Romaria de Nossa Senhora da Agonia [pt] in…](https://img.currentzeitgeist.com/c/40132886f956b80a9dcafe74.jpg)
The women of the North Region practice the traditional art of gold-thread embroidery [pt], as seen in this photo of Romaria de Nossa Senhora da Agonia [pt] in…António Tedim · CC BY-SA 4.0 
Rua Augusta street and its typical Portuguese calçada in the Pombaline Lower Town, LisbonKent Wang · CC BY 4.0 
A traditional dance of Póvoa de VarzimCC BY-SA 2.5
![The Peneda-Gerês National Park in Northern Portugal is the only national park in Portugal.[219]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Miradouro_da_Cascata_do_Arado.jpg)
![The women of the North Region practice the traditional art of gold-thread embroidery [pt], as seen in this photo of Romaria de Nossa Senhora da Agonia [pt] in…](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Desfile_12.jpg)
Photos from Wikipedia’s articles, on Wikimedia Commons
Portugal · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov
Who’s in the news
The people and organizations named in the most news stories about this place this week.
People
Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0 9.7× last week
Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0 21.0× last week
Organizations
3.5× last week
The New York Times Company, Public domain
Portugal · The week of 30 Oct to 5 Nov
On social media
Going around online in Portugal
What Portugal’s own news sites say went viral, trended or got people talking online this week
- Advertising in Portugal will be worth €1.441 billion in 2029, but there’s a clear winner: social mediasapo.pt · 4 Nov ·
Translated from Portuguese - It looks like bronzer, but it’s blush. KIKO’s new product is going viral on social media, departs from the usual shades (and that’s the secret)sapo.pt · 4 Nov · Translated from Portuguese
- Adriano Silva Martins breaks an exclusive story about a famous Portuguese actor couple: “They haven’t been liking each other’s social media posts”tvi.iol.pt · 3 Nov · Translated from Portuguese
- No one saw this coming: Bizarre phone call leaves contestants in an uproar, and the moment is going viral - Big Brother All Stars: Latest News, Videos and Live Streamstvi.iol.pt · 3 Nov · Translated from Portuguese
- ‘If you don’t want to have to stop again, it’s time to get vaccinated’: campaign reinforces the importance of COVID-19 vaccination – Viralviral.sapo.pt · 2 Nov · Translated from Portuguese
- The Netherlands wants to ban features that make social media and other digital platforms addictiveexecutivedigest.sapo.pt · 2 Nov · Translated from Portuguese
- PSP monitoring social media appeals for “rebellion” in shopping centersnoticiasdecoimbra.pt · 31 Oct · Translated from Portuguese
- PSP monitoring social media appeals for “rebellion” in Lisbon shopping centersdnoticias.pt · 31 Oct · Translated from Portuguese
- PSP monitoring social media appeals for “rebellion” in shopping centersdiariocoimbra.pt · 31 Oct · Translated from Portuguese
- “Group belonging and the pleasure of transgression can go together”: Experts explain young people’s social media calls for violence and ‘rebellion’executivedigest.sapo.pt · 30 Oct · Translated from Portuguese
- The toxic masculinity being “sold” on social medianovagente.pt · 30 Oct · Translated from Portuguese
Headlines: GDELT, from each country’s own news sites; each links to its article
Portugal
Discussion
Portugal · Friday, 13 November 2026
Trending
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
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Everyday apps here: ChatGPT · McDonald's · Shadowrocket · Bolt · EE35 フィルムカメラ. Apps that top the charts every day. They’re listed after what’s new or in the news.
Franchises and brands here
- Grand Theft Auto series
Topics that belong to the same franchise, brand, series or maker on Wikidata, among the topics on the country pages today.
What the news is talking about
How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 2,100 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- A IA acontece aos outros | Jornal Económico (jornaleconomico.sapo.pt)
- O bingo do MAGA e o 'chip sex' da IA. Veja o "Semanário" do JE (jornaleconomico.sapo.pt)
- Health Anxious
- Novembro veste-se de azul, de mão dada com Outubro rosa (jornalnordeste.com)
- Mais 70 mil novos casos de diabetes em 2025, mesmo assim menos do que nos anos anteriores. "É positivo", diz Sónia Vale (sapo.pt)
Survey · Apr 2026 40% name “Health” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
- Governo da Madeira apoia criação de 12 postos de trabalho com 286 mil euros (acorianooriental.pt)
- Coimbra recebe recital que transforma em música a obra de uma figura marcante da região (noticiasdecoimbra.pt)
Survey · Apr 2026 11% name “Unemployment” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
- Vai abastecer o carro? Gasolina e gasóleo vão ficar mais baratos, mas há um combustível que desce três vezes mais (sol.iol.pt)
- Boas notícias para quem vai abastecer: preços da gasolina e do gasóleo vão baixar (record.pt)
Survey · Apr 2026 7% name “The conflict in the Middle East” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
Survey · Apr 2026 6% name “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
Survey · Apr 2026 4% name “Security and defence” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
- A democracia não se exerce de 4 em 4 anos (jm-madeira.pt)
- 308 Assembleias Municipais assinalam 50 anos das primeiras eleições autárquicas democráticas (bragatv.pt)
Survey · Apr 2026 1% name “Threats to democracy (for example through information manipulation)” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
- Portugal Weekend Weather Forecast (13 November): What does the weekend look like? (theportugalnews.com)
- Guterres afirma que aumento da temperatura global acima de 1,5ºC é inevitável - 13/11/2026 (dgabc.com.br)
Survey · 2023 90% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
Survey · Apr 2026 2% name “The environment and risks related to climate change” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
- Vlada Serra: Bringing a new vision to the Algarve (theportugalnews.com)
- Купити квартиру в Європі дедалі складніше: у яких країнах житло дорожчає швидше за зарплати (sud.ua)
Survey · Apr 2026 44% name “Rising prices / inflation / cost of living” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
Survey · Apr 2026 32% name “Housing” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
Survey · Apr 2026 16% name “The economic situation” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
- AIMA makes family reunification in Portugal easier (theportugalnews.com)
- Portugal e os imigrantes (observador.pt)
Survey · Apr 2026 11% name “Immigration” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
How the news sounds
- Tone−0.3positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.4The GDELT Project
- Anxiety1.0× usual2.6 words per 1,000usually 2.7The GDELT Project
- Fear0.8× usual0.5 words per 1,000usually 0.6The GDELT Project
- Anger0.8× usual4.0 words per 1,000usually 4.9The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.1× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 5.1The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.0× usual6.9 words per 1,000usually 6.7The GDELT Project
News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.
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Issues people are looking up
The top topics in politics, the economy, tech, science, health, climate, education and society that people here read and search about today.
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Searches that grew the most in the week from Sunday, 1 November 2026, in most of the country’s regions.
By category
Business & economy
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Cars & transport
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Nature, climate & disasters
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Crime & justice
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Books, arts & history
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Gaming
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Movies & TV
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Music
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Celebrities & creators
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Politics & world affairs
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Science & space
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Society & beliefs
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Sports
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Industries here
Media & entertainment 15Government & public sector 12Music 11Sports & fitness 11Tech & software 9Travel & tourism 4Health & pharma 2Food & beverage 1Restaurants & hospitality 1Gaming 1Education 1Legal & professional services 1Nonprofits & NGOs 1
The numbers behind the mood
The latest official figures, with the period each one covers. Yearly numbers can be a year or more old.
Economy
- Inflation3.9%Oct 2026 · +0.3 pts since Sept 2026Eurostat
- Unemployment5.6%Sept 2026Eurostat
- Consumer confidence97.4100 = long-run averageMay 2026 · −0.3 since Apr 2026OECD
- Central bank rate2.50%Oct 2026 · ±0.00 pts since Sept 2026BIS
- Real house prices12.8%Q2 2026 · −2.4 pts since Q1 2026BIS
- GDP growth1.9%2025 · −0.4 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
Business
Research
Most-published fields last month
- Education
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
Society
- Top concern44.0%Rising prices / inflation / cost of livingApr 2026European Commission, Standard Eurobarometer · CC BY 4.0
- Trust the national government54.0%Standard Eurobarometer 105Apr 2026 · +5.0 pts since Nov 2025European Commission, Standard Eurobarometer · CC BY 4.0
- Trust in the national government31.5%OECD Trust Survey2023 · −9.2 pts since 2021OECD Trust Survey
- Trust the media66.0%Standard Eurobarometer 105Apr 2026European Commission, Standard Eurobarometer · CC BY 4.0
- Trust scientists92.0%Standard Eurobarometer 105Apr 2026European Commission, Standard Eurobarometer · CC BY 4.0
- Say humans mainly cause climate change61.3%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
- Want climate made a high government priority83.5%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
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Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Apple Podcasts · Google Trends · Netflix Top 10 · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.