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In Photos | Portugal’s Housing Crisis Fuels Protests as Residents Push Back Against Soaring Rents

Portugal’s housing crisis has fuelled public anger as rising rents and property prices make homes increasingly unaffordable for residents, particularly in Lisbon and Porto.

A protester carries a cardboard house with a "For Rent" sign during a demonstration demanding affordable housing outside Portugal's Parliament in Lisbon, Tuesday night, Oct. 27, 2026. | Photo: AP/Armando Franca
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Protesters shout slogans during a demonstration demanding affordable housing outside Portugal's Parliament in Lisbon, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026.
Protesters shout slogans during a demonstration demanding affordable housing outside Portugal's Parliament in Lisbon, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026. | Photo: AP/Armando Franca
A woman bangs on a pot lid from a window as demonstrators gather to demand affordable housing outside Portugal's Parliament in Lisbon, Tuesday night, Oct. 27, 2026. The sign reads in Portuguese: "Out with the (mis)government."
A woman bangs on a pot lid from a window as demonstrators gather to demand affordable housing outside Portugal's Parliament in Lisbon, Tuesday night, Oct. 27, 2026. The sign reads in Portuguese: "Out with the (mis)government." | Photo: AP/Armando Franca
Protesters gather during a demonstration demanding affordable housing outside Portugal's Parliament in Lisbon, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026. The sign reads in Portuguese: "Less police, more housing."
Protesters gather during a demonstration demanding affordable housing outside Portugal's Parliament in Lisbon, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026. The sign reads in Portuguese: "Less police, more housing." | Photo: AP/Armando Franca
Protesters take part in a demonstration demanding affordable housing outside Portugal's Parliament in Lisbon, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026.
Protesters take part in a demonstration demanding affordable housing outside Portugal's Parliament in Lisbon, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026. | Photo: AP/Armando Franca
Protesters gather during a demonstration demanding affordable housing outside Portugal's Parliament in Lisbon, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026.
Protesters gather during a demonstration demanding affordable housing outside Portugal's Parliament in Lisbon, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026. | Photo: AP/Armando Franca
Protesters take part in a demonstration demanding affordable housing outside Portugal's Parliament in Lisbon, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026.
Protesters take part in a demonstration demanding affordable housing outside Portugal's Parliament in Lisbon, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026. | Photo: AP/Armando Franca
Protesters gather during a demonstration demanding affordable housing outside Portugal's Parliament in Lisbon, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026.
Protesters gather during a demonstration demanding affordable housing outside Portugal's Parliament in Lisbon, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026. | Photo: AP/Armando Franca
Protesters gather and shout slogans during a demonstration demanding affordable housing outside Portugal's Parliament in Lisbon, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026.
Protesters gather and shout slogans during a demonstration demanding affordable housing outside Portugal's Parliament in Lisbon, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026. | Photo: AP/Armando Franca
Protesters gather and shout slogans during a demonstration demanding affordable housing outside Portugal's Parliament in Lisbon, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026.
Protesters gather and shout slogans during a demonstration demanding affordable housing outside Portugal's Parliament in Lisbon, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026. | Photo: AP/Armando Franca
Police officers deploy as protesters gather during a demonstration demanding affordable housing outside Portugal's Parliament in Lisbon, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026.
Police officers deploy as protesters gather during a demonstration demanding affordable housing outside Portugal's Parliament in Lisbon, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026. | Photo: AP/Armando Franca
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