Freelancing, living, and building from Portugal.
The honest version — what moves here actually cost, what the D8 visa and IFICI tax regime look like in practice, and what eighteen months in Ericeira teaches you that no listicle does.
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Building Ericeira Review in Public — Log 01
The first build-in-public log on Ericeira Review. 19 days public: 421 visitors, 1,256 pageviews, 46 five-star reviews, 118 Instagram referrals, 20 countries — all from the database. What's working, what isn't, and what Log 02 covers.
Freelancing in Portugal in 2026: The Practical Version
A first-person account of freelancing as a tech worker in Portugal: the D8 visa, NHR changes, cost of living numbers, client acquisition, and the lonely months.
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The Honest Portugal Freelancer Guide
Before you move to Portugal, read this.
9 pages · PDF Inside:
- Nine pages on the D8 visa
- IFICI tax math
- cost of living
- finding clients
- and the awkward parts most relocation posts skip — written from Ericeira
Quick breakdown of the workflows, stack choices, and where the hours come back first.
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