Portimão
- Aug 24
Diver dies after cardiac arrest off Três Irmãos beach in Portimão
A 56-year-old man died on Saturday afternoon following a cardiorespiratory arrest while diving roughly 1.5 nautical miles off Praia dos Três Irmãos in Portimão.
- Aug 15
Hospital de Faro shows 16-hour emergency wait; Algarve health chief blames system errors
The SNS portal showed urgent patients at Hospital de Faro waiting nearly 16 hours on 15 August, but the head of ULS Algarve blamed Alert system errors for inflated figures and rejected the data as false.
- Aug 9
Pilot killed in light aircraft crash at Portimão aerodrome in Portugal's Algarve
A 28-year-old Portuguese pilot died when a single-seat light aircraft crashed during an advertising banner collection operation at the Aeródromo Municipal de Portimão on 8 August 2026.
