Hello Canecorso,

I am an American married to a Portuguese man after making some USD we moved to Portugal to live out the rest of our years……………
I am retired but my husband still works full time.

One point I wanted to make was we purchased a new home in a sleeping town, eleven years later it is considered a city; our home at the moment is worth double the value according to local real estate agencies.

As to the language; in Lisbon, Cascais and Algrave you may find many Portuguese who can speak English, not that they want to.
The other areas of this country you may find children and young adults who have been taught English in school but have such little experience outside the classroom are reluctant to speak it.

In rural areas of this country you can forget the idea of surviving without the language “Portuguese”
We live smack in between Lisbon and Setubal 40 minutes away by car from each of these cities. The beaches in the Caparica area; Fonte Telha, Praia Rainha are wonderful and we receive rain about one to two months a year.

Diane aka Mamacats
Ragdoll Breeder
Portugal