Madonna faces the surreality of Portuguese Customs

Madonna has decided to come and live in Portugal (you're welcome to join her, you'll definitely love it as well) but it's also getting to know some of the quirks Portuguese people have to endure on a regular basis, like the completely surreal and incomprehensible way our customs services work.

Portuguese Cup soccer ball delivered via flying man on hoverboard

The Portuguese Football Federation had a surprise to those attending the final of the Portuguese Cup at the Jamor Stadium, using a "flying postman" riding on a drone platform to deliver the ball.

Portugal would receive Tesla's Gigafactory with open arms

It's still nothing but wishful thinking, but a Facebook group with over 70k people is hoping Elon Musk can consider Portugal as a viable place for the planned Europen Gigafactory.

Comic Con Portugal starts today

A new edition of Comic Con Portugal starts today, and this year it will be 4 days long, from December 8th to the 11th, in northern Portugal - as usual.

Portuguese Taxi offers Pokémon Go rides

Pokémon Go has become a worldwide phenomenon and in Portugal there are already some taxis that are trying to make the most out of it, by offering "Pokémon rides".

Maker Faire Lisbon 2016

This weekend we had one more edition of Maker Faire Lisbon, where countless visitors were able to meet several of the most famous Portuguese makers and their projects.

Portuguese hackers found they could see any trip from any user on Uber

A trio of Portuguese hackers set their sights on Uber, and they found several vulnerabilidades that have already netted them $18k in rewards from Uber - including one that allowed see any trip from any user.

What's the thing about Portugal?

Every now and then you know I like to talk about my country - Portugal - and there's no better day to do it than today (Jun 10th) - our national day.

Portuguese Communist Party wants to legalize file sharing

All the attempts to fight file sharing have failed, and it has been shown, over and over again, that more is done by providing attractive legal ways to access those contents than by trying to repress it. In Portugal, PCP (Portuguese Communist Party) is proposing a new way to deal with this matter, by legalizing all file sharing on the internet.

Porto VR360 lets you preview Porto as if you were there (here)

If you want to have a glimpse of how a trip to Porto might be, there's a new way to do it from home, using the Porto VR360 virtual reality app.

Comic Con Portugal opens up today

The second edition of Comic Con Portugal opens up today, and it's bigger and better than ever (even if that doesn't mean much for now, as last year's edition was the first one. :)

A day in Porto [Hyperlapse]

Just the other day I invited you to visit Portugal's railways using Google Street View. Today, I give you a different kind of glimpse over the city of Porto - the always amazing hyperlapse kind.

Portuguese railways on Street View

Traveling by train has always been some kind of special. And now, thanks to Google's Street View, you can travel through some of Portugal's railways without even having to put your foot out the door.

São João festivities in Porto, Portugal

No better day than the 4th of July to share the biggest celebration day in Porto (Portugal). São João is the day where nearly everyone comes out to the street and walk around the city enjoying all the events going on... as well as fireworks at midnight. Oh, and there are lots of small balloons streaking across the night sky as well.

Wonders of Portugal on Street View and Google Cultural Institute

Google Street View and Google Cultural Institute have allowed us to travel the world and visit places we might have not the chance to visit physically. And from now on, that means you can visit some of the Wonders Portugal has to offer, with 57 new places that can be visited virtually by anyone anywhere in the world.

48h in Porto with a Mercedes SL

You know I never grow tired of telling you about the good things we have here in Portugal - and even more when it's my dearest and fondest city - Porto. So, it's easy to understand why I just couldn't resist sharing with you this amazing Mercedes-Benz TV video highlighting 48h in Porto with a Mercedes SL.

Piodão Village in Portugal

You all know that from time to time I like to share with you things about my country, Portugal. And today I bring you a nice short video about one of our iconic villages: Aldeia do Piodão.

Portuguese technology powers citywide mesh internet

Our need to be always connected to the world has pushed cities to deploy hundreds or thousands of WiFi hotspots, but there's still a lot to be done. What if you could have internet in a bus, tram, taxi, and everywhere else - and better yet, that wouldn't require each of these mobile hotspots to have a separate (and paid) cellular plan. That's what a Portuguese company has already done in some of our cities, and is now ready to do the same in the USA.

Portugal about to apply copyright levies on all digital storage

Forgive me for bringing you something that is only relevant for people in Portugal, but the thing is so absurdly ridiculous that I can't help sharing it with you. Times are tough for everyone, and here in Portugal music sales have been dropping a lot over the last few years - also due to the fact that no one wants to buy CDs anymore, opting to buy music on iTunes or using streaming services like Spotify.

Hacker sends porn movies to outdoor turistic screens in Portuga

Well, you'll all know by now just how much I like to share all the great things Portugal has to offer to everyone coming to visit. But a few days ago, for people in the small town of Ponte de Lima, what popped up on the screen of a tourist information panel wasn't very "touristic"... although it did manage to grab the attention of everyone around it.

A hacker gained access to the system and decided it would be fun to play porn movies on the outdoor screen installed in the center of the village. As the interactive panel also has a camera, he was able to see what was happening, and when the police came around he even went as far as changing the porn movie to one including actors using police uniforms. While they hurried to shut down the system the solution was a very low-tech one: covering the screen with black plastic bag, to which the hackers responded with insulting messages on screen.

These panels are used in several other towns around the country, and this was the first time someone gained access to the system (most likely due to a weak password rather than an actual "hack"). But until the company that designed the systems checks all the possibilities, these panels will be left offline.

Although the images "shocked" some of the bystanders some were adamant to say "it was nasty stuff, but everyone was watching it". :)