Moving To Portugal?A story on Lisbon’s short-term rental platforms and the housing market
Throughout Europe, many mayors have argued that house rental platforms such as Airbnb price locals out of city housing. Lisbon is an interesting case study on how to regulate this market. The median real estate price per square meter in the city increased more than 70% between the first quarter of 2016 and the last quarter of 2019. The number of overnight stays in Lisbon reached more than 11 million in 2019, about 20 times its resident population. João Pereira dos Santos writes about the causal impact of short-term rental regulations on the housing market and suggests policy implications.
/Brazilian Portuguese gets lower grades and discrimination in schools and universities in Portugal – 05/03/2021 – Worldwide
Brazilian Portuguese gets lower grades and discrimination in schools and universities in Portugal – 05/03/2021 – Worldwide
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Despite different accents and regional variations, Portugal and Brazil have the same official language. In practice, however, Portuguese schools and universities report the differences, and students and tutors report episodes of lower grades and discrimination because of Brazilian Portuguese.
While her daughter was taking online classes due to the pandemic, Goiás psychologist Adriana Campos attended a dialogue between the young woman and the Portuguese teacher. During the conversation, the student questioned why she scored lower than the Portuguese colleague with whom she did double duty.