The Certificado do Bagagem (documentation for Portuguese citizens moving back after living a year or more abroad, but also used for immigrants) comes in two flavours, with and without car, so I gather people bring back cars a lot. There are a lot of smaller lanes in the historic centre of Lisbon, but delivery vans and small trucks seem to manage it okay, and one doesn’t have to go too far out (say, to the last few stations on the Metro lines) to find car-centric neighbourhoods with large central arteries. From what I’ve seen from buses and trains, there is some nice countryside out there, so I imagine touring in a van would be pleasant.
I’m not on Facebook, but my partner says there are expat groups of varying quality. She’s in a “Moving to Portugal”, “Living in Lisbon”, and “Leaving Portugal” group, for the differing perspectives.
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