There’s more work than you might think - there’s a perpetual shortage of white collar professionals here, from doctors to accountants to insurance agents. The o

There’s more work than you might think - there’s a perpetual shortage of white collar professionals here, from doctors to accountants to insurance agents. The ones who are here are perpetually oversubscribed, and are hiring. There’s also an absolute dearth of trades - there is one electrician, two builders, two plumbers, covering a huge area, with a three year waiting list. The younger couples I mentioned who have moved here typically have one working remote, the other starting a business… and then the remote worker stopping that to work on their partner’s business which is suddenly growing out of control. That’s not even considering things like ecotourism, the europa grants available for doing pretty much anything here, and public sector jobs, which they are filling with literally anyone who applies. There’s also the whole virtuous cycle thing - more people move here, bring more commerce, more demand, secondary and tertiary industries develop. I hear you on lifestyle, however - this wouldn’t have been for me when I was in my 20’s, but at nearly 40, and finally wanting to start a family, it’s ideal - and many of the younger folks moving here are in the same boat. That said, there are restaurants, some really good, and transport around here has improved such that Bragança is only 30 minutes from Vimioso now, rather than 1hr+ it was 10 years ago, and it has all the amenities of a secondary city. Oh, and we had an excellent concert a few weeks ago - after the bullfighting. But I agree, it isn’t for everyone - but it’s perhaps for more people than might realise it.