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Bica is a free English news service for people who moved to Portugal, whether you call them foreigners, immigrants or expats.
It follows what changes here and tells you the part that reaches you — what changed, what is coming, and what might disrupt your day. Briefly and clearly, so you can see whether it affects you and get on with your life.
No signup. No app download. Nothing to pay.
In Lisbon, a bica is a small espresso: quick, strong and part of everyday life. Locals have one after lunch, during a short break, or while catching up with a friend.
That is the spirit behind Bica. It gives you short, clear updates about what is changing around you in Portugal, in plain English.
Think of it as your quick shot of Portugal, throughout the day.
CNN Portugal · Correio da Manhã · Diário de Notícias · Expresso · Observador · Portugal Resident · Público · RTP · SIC Notícias · The Portugal News
SIC Notícias reaches us through SAPO’s syndication feed.
AIMA · ANEPC (via fogos.pt or fogos.online) · APA · CP · IPMA · Metro de Lisboa · Metro do Porto · Portugal's Official Gazette (Diário da República) · TML
The feed reaches back 30 days. Everything older that is still worth keeping is filed by month.
Browse the archive →Bica is an independent project. It isn't affiliated with, endorsed by, or speaking for any news outlet, official body or the Portuguese government. Bica doesn't do its own reporting, and news reports belong to the outlets that publish them. Bica writes its own short English summaries, credits the outlet on every update and links to the original. It doesn't reproduce full articles.
Bica's updates are written by AI from the original reports, and AI can make mistakes. We read published updates and correct errors as we find them, but always check the original before relying on one.
Bica helps you stay informed, but it isn't legal, immigration, tax, medical or official advice. For anything that affects your status, residency, money or access to services, check the official source or speak to a qualified professional.
No account needed. Your topics, regions and saved updates stay on your device. We use privacy-friendly analytics to count visits and see which updates are useful, and we never sell data or use it for advertising.
Spotted a mistake? Tap 👎 on the update, or email hello@bica.now, and we’ll correct it. Publishers: if you’d prefer Bica not to summarise your content, email us and we’ll stop within 48 hours.
Feedback is welcome. Email: hello@bica.now