Portugal, press rank #7 · ~$1,550/mo

Can you live unwatched in Viana do Castelo?

Surveillance, facial recognition and crypto rules read here for the city itself, not the national average.

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The privacy scorecard

The six marked ° below are read for Viana do Castelo itself. The rest are set by Portugal’s national law, the same across every city in the country.

State surveillance °4/5
Facial recognition °5/5
No national ID2/5
Data-protection law5/5
Encryption5/5
VPN freedom5/5
Democracy5/5
Free expression5/5
Cash still works4/5
Financial privacy3/5
Crypto freedom °3/5
Easy to stay °4/5
Off-grid living °5/5
press rank #7 (Portugal) ~$1,550/mo, this city safety 5/5 geopolitical stability 5/5

Childhood vaccines: recommended, never required

The national plan is free and voluntary, and the vaccination bulletin is asked for at school without being a condition.

If you skip them: Nothing.

Exemptions: Not needed.

Source: Vaccines 2024;12:1296, European survey

Legal & financial exposure

Facts about the law, not a privacy score: whether each one helps or hurts depends on what you are trying to do.

Reports your account balances abroad (CRS)

Extradition treaty with the US

No ID required to buy a SIM card

Crypto gains tax-free after a holding period

Gains are exempt if the crypto was held over 365 days; a flat 28% applies below that.

3 of 7 signals are unverified for this country: not shown, rather than guessed.

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City-level figures where marked °, national law otherwise. Estimates for orientation, not legal advice. Surveillance law changes fast: verify anything you would act on.