Portugal ranks 10th in terms of finding friends in the latest Expat Insider survey. Close to two-thirds of expats (64 percent) find it easy to make local friends in the country (vs. 45 percent globally), and 75 percent say that making new friends in general is easy too (vs. 57 percent globally).

How do I meet new people in Portugal?

Most of them can easily work in other cities too.Introduce yourself in the Lisbon Digital Nomads group. Attend the Weekly Nomad meetup. Join events. Organize your own event or little meetup. Join volunteer activities. Visit co-working spaces. Join a co-working day or (organize one!) Join a sports group.More items •Sep 23, 2020