Good morning! It is Thursday, and time to get updated on the topics making headlines in Portugal’s newspapers and magazines today, September 4th. The focus is on the tragedy in Lisbon with the derailment of the Elevador da Glória.
We begin with Visão, which writes “Special health feature. How to boost your immunity”.
The Diário de Notícias highlights “Tragedy in Lisbon. Elevador da Glória derailment results in at least 15 deaths” and “Aviation. TAP loses millions due to lack of investment in maintenance”.
The Correio da Manhã features “Tram derails and crashes violently into building. 15 dead in Elevador da Glória. 18 injured, six seriously” and Público highlights “Cable break causes accident with 15 deaths in Elevador da Glória. Derailment in the heart of Lisbon also resulted in 18 injuries, five of which are serious.”
The Jornal de Notícias headlines “Tragedy in Lisbon. Elevador da Glória derailment causes 15 deaths” and “Municipalities contest Government’s proposal to solve lack of preschool places”.
In the business press, Negócios reports “End of tolls results in 30% more cars per day on SCUT” and Jornal Económico writes “Banks minimize risks of sovereign debt crisis”.
Read all the headlines:
Visão:
- “Special health feature. How to boost your immunity”
- “Report. The ‘island’ of Cape Verde hidden in the center of Porto”
- “Scandals and controversies. The ‘curse’ of being Minister of Internal Administration”
- “Fishing. We are eating Russian codfish”
Diário de Notícias:
- “Tragedy in Lisbon. Elevador da Glória derailment results in at least 15 deaths”
- “Aviation. TAP loses millions due to lack of investment in maintenance”
- “Operation ‘Marquês’. Sócrates accuses prosecutor of ‘pornography’ for wanting to hear wiretaps on Angola”
- “OE2026. Chega says it will only negotiate with the Government in public meetings”
- “Parade in Beijing. Xi Jinping, leader of ‘unstoppable China’, warns: it is time to choose between war or peace”
- “Margarida Mano. ‘I don’t see democracy where someone decides not to talk to others'”
- “Premieres. ‘Highest 2 Lowest’, by Spike Lee, debuts on AppleTV+”
- “Sports. Epic victory over Estonia qualifies Portugal for EuroBasket Round of 16”
Correio da Manhã:
- “Tram derails and crashes violently into building. 15 dead in Elevador da Glória. 18 injured, six seriously”
- “Tragedy in Lisbon”
- “Budget for 2026. Government admits growth below forecast”
- “Trial. Sócrates tries to stop wiretap playback”
- “Gaza. Pedro Nuno and Temido support Flotilla”
- “Sale. Fish prices rise at the market”
- “Alarm. Pickpockets make 17 victims per day”
- “Sporting. Hjulmand promises lion’s return to the top”
- “Benfica. Lukebanko pushes Aursnes to the left”
- “FC Porto. Villas-Boas ties down Diogo Costa”
Público:
- “Cable break causes accident with 15 deaths in Elevador da Glória. Derailment in the heart of Lisbon also resulted in 18 injuries, five of which are serious.”
- “Portugal. Fires 40 times more likely due to climate change”
- “Beijing. Trump talks of conspiracy after military parade in China”
- “Education. ‘In Sweden, we’re returning to paper and pen'”
- “Basketball. Team completes mission and is in the Round of 16 of the European Championship”
Jornal de Notícias:
- “Tragedy in Lisbon. Elevador da Glória derailment causes 15 deaths”
- “Municipalities contest Government’s proposal to solve lack of preschool places”
- “Elderly. Family context aggressions are difficult to report”
- “Fires. Third worst year ever in burned area”
- “Guimarães. Textile with over a hundred workers closes doors”
- “Gaia. Million-dollar tender for garbage collection”
- “Gaza. War leaves 21,000 children with disabilities”
- “JN Grand Prix. Nico Tivani wins fourth sprint victory”
- “Basketball. Team makes history reaching Euro Round of 16”
Negócios:
- “End of tolls results in 30% more cars per day on SCUT”
- “Since the debt crisis, nerves were not great”
- “Immigration enters negotiations on green light to OE 2026”
- “Government target implies growing exports at least 3.4% annually”
- “Elevador da Glória derails and causes 15 deaths”
Jornal Económico:
- “Banks minimize risks of sovereign debt crisis”
- “Xi Jinping shows military muscle to Trump and neighbors”
- “Chega wants to be government’s preferred partner for budget negotiations”
- “Brussels promises to protect farmers from disruption”
- “Football. The big three do not buy in the domestic market”
- “Kiarma enters stock market valued at $14 million”
- “EIB lends 1.3 billion for 12,000 affordable homes”
- “Portuguese Oscar aims to earn 60 million and enter the US”
- “Deposits pay less in Portugal than in the eurozone”
Record:
- “Varandas fires off. President explains deals and takes shots in various directions”
- “Sporting. St. Juste goes to the B team and laments: ‘I respect the club, I ask for the same respect in return'”
- “Futsal. Benfica 1-6 Sporting. Lions crush and take Super Cup”
- “Benfica. Sudakov delighted in the early days: ‘I feel reborn'”
- “FC Porto. Dragon wants to close Alvalade. Disciplinary participation for objects that allegedly hit Zaidu, Froholdt, and William”
- “Cycling. Almeida climbs to 2nd place. Portuguese loses time to Vingegaard but climbs a position”
- “Basketball. Estonia 65 Portugal 68. The team is in the Round of 16!”
- “Tragedy at the heart of Lisbon. Accident on Elevador da Glória causes at least 15 deaths”
A Bola:
- “Frederico Varandas. ‘We never were market champions'”
- “Eurobasket. Lynxes were heroes even without Neemias”
- “Selection. Neto and ‘the void of not having Diogo'”
- “Benfica. Electoral regulation divides candidates”
- “FC Porto. Disciplinary participation against Sporting”
- “‘United was right to keep Amorim’. Michael Owen”
- “Men’s Futsal. Sporting thrashes Benfica and takes the Super Cup”
- “Women’s Futsal. Nun’Álvares makes history again”
O Jogo:
- “FC Porto. Dragons want to close Alvalade. Complaint in the disciplinary council for objects that hit Zaidu, William Gomes, and Froholdt may result in punishment”
- “Kiwior excited in Invicta”
- “Sporting. ‘We are not champions of jets and airports’. Varandas explains Jota Silva’s failure and assesses transfers”
- “President held Hjulmand: ‘Refused to leave to earn triple'”
- “Basketball. Giants. Team secures qualification for EuroBasket Round of 16”
- “Selection. ‘We like to be favorites’. Pedro Neto ensures seriousness in the game with Armenia”
- “Benfica. 300 million market. SAD recorded 39 exits and nine signings”
- “Bah and Manu Silva registered in the Champions”
- “Braga. Roger is the most expensive sale. Winger to Al Ittihad for 32 million euros + 2.5”
