This week, Portugal made news. The government announced citizenship would now require ten years instead of five. An international school in the Algarve was shuttered for regulatory violations. And if you’re sitting in Brooklyn or Seattle reading those headlines, I understand why your stomach might have dropped a little.

But here’s what I see from my terrace, from my conversations at the market, from the rhythm of daily life that doesn’t make it into news alerts: Portugal isn’t closing its doors. It’s finally comfortable enough to be selective about who walks through them.

This is the story of a country that’s done apologizing for being incredible.

Estate Planning and Multi-Generational Wealth Structuring

Portugal offers:

• Favorable inheritance tax treatment for direct descendants

• A stable legal environment for trusts, holdings, and international planning

• The possibility of future EU citizenship for children born into the structure

• A jurisdiction that signals long-term stability rather than political volatility

For family offices and multi-generational wealth stewards, the longer citizenship timeline isn’t a deterrent.
It’s alignment.

It forces generational thinking, the kind that compounds.

After years of chasing more, and rushing through life, we chose to invest & live wisely. This is the story of how Portugal changed our pace and why I’m helping others do the same.