National Emergency Services
| Service |
Telephone |
|
Medical Service (ambulância) |
112 |
|
National Police (polícia) |
115 |
|
National Guard (Guarda Nacional Republicana, GNR) |
213 217 000 Website |
|
Security Police (Policia de Segurança Pública de Faro, PSP) |
289 899 899 |
|
Fire Service (bombeiros) |
117 |
|
Pan-European emergency number
Calls are free from any telephone (mobile cellular or fixed-line) |
112
SOS 122 |
- For emergency terms and phrases in Portuguese: Click here
Crisis & Help Lines
| Service |
Telephone |
|
Emergency Health Line (Saúde 24) |
Tel: 808 242 400 |
|
Drugs (Linha VIDA-SOS Drogas) |
Tel: 1414 |
|
HIV/AIDS (SOS-SIDA) |
Tel: 800 201 040 |
|
Child Abuse: SOS Criança
SOS Criança Criança Maltratada |
Tel: 800 202 651
Tel: 217 931 617 Tel: 213 433 333 |
|
Domestic Violence |
Tel: 800 202 148 |
|
Women Abuse (SOS Mulher) |
Tel: 239 832 073 |
|
Suicide/Crisis Line (SOS Voz Amiga) |
Tel: 354 4545
Tel: 800 202 669 |
|
SOS Pregnancy Line (Linha SOS Grávida) |
Tel: 808 211 311 |
|
Red Cross Faro Lagos Olhão Portimão Silves Tavira |
Website Tel: 289 899 900 Tel: 282 760 611 Tel: 289 701 417 Tel: 282 485 640 Tel: 282 443 013 Tel: 281 323 473 |
|
Anti-Poison Information (Call Centro de Informacao Antivenenos, CIAV) |
Tel: 217 950 143 Tel: 217 950 144 Tel: 217 950 146 |
|
Public Health Line (Linha de Saúde Pública) |
Tel: 808 210 139 |
|
Emergency Dentists (Dentista Emergência) |
Tel: 965 096 375 Tel: 914 028 115 |
|
Emergency Vet |
Tel: 289 898 990 |
Algarve Emergency Services & Useful Numbers
| Police |
|
National Guard Alcoutim At: Rua 25 Abril no 12, 8970-057 Alcoutim |
Tel: 281 546 208 |
|
National Guard Castro Marim At: Rua São Sebastião 53, 8950-121 Castro Marim |
Tel: 281 531 004 |
|
Security Police PSP Olhão At: Avenida 5 outubro 176-178, 8700-304 Olhão |
Tel: 970 21 44 |
|
Security Police PSP Faro At: Rua da PSP Nº32, 8000 Faro |
Tel: 289 899 899
Tel: 289 822 022 |
|
National Guard Almancil At: Rua do Vale Formoso, 8135-859 Almancil |
Tel: 289 393 200 |
|
National Guard Lagoa At: Rua Francisco Luís M Veloso, 8400 Lagoa |
Tel: 282 352 310 |
|
Security Police PSP Lagos At: Largo Convento Nossa Senhora da Gloria, 8600-660 Lagos |
Tel: 282 762 930 |
|
Tourist Police Albufeira |
Tel: 289 513 203 |
|
Tourist Police Vilamoura |
Tel: 289 388 989 |
| Fire Services |
|
Albufeira |
Tel: 289 586 333 |
|
Olhão |
Tel: 289 710 000 |
|
Faro |
Tel: 289 888 002
Tel: 289 888 000 |
|
Lagos |
Tel: 282 770 790 |
|
Loulé |
Tel: 289 416 704 |
|
Silves |
Tel: 282 442 411 |
|
Portimaõ |
Tel: 282 420 130 |
| Hospitals |
|
Hospital Distrital de Faro At: Rua Leão Penedo, 800-385 Faro |
Tel: 289 891 100 |
|
Centro Hospitalar do Barlavento Algarvio At: Sítio do Poço Seco, 8500-338 Portimão |
Tel: 282 450 300
Tel: 282 450 330 |
|
Hospital de Lagos At: Rua Castelo dos Governadores, 8600-563 Lagos |
Tel: 282 770 100 |
|
Hospital de Loulé At: Avenida Laginha Seafim, 8100 Loulé |
Tel: 289 401 100 |
|
Ambulance |
Tel: 289 516 702 |
|
Centro de Saúde de Tavira At: Estrada de St Luzia, 8800 Tavira |
Tel: 281 329 000 |
|
Castro Marim Mobile Health Unit & Ambulance |
Tel: 281 510 740 |
Pharmacies
In general, pharmacies are open from 09:00-13:00 and 15:00-19:00. Each pharmacy will have a sign in the window showing the address of the nearest all-night pharmacy and a list of pharmacies that close late (22:00).
To find a pharmacy:
- Tel: 800 202 134
- To find a pharmacy in Portugal: Click here (in Portuguese)
| English |
Portuguese |
|
I have had an accident |
eu teve um acidente |
|
This is an emergency |
temos uma emergência |
|
I need an ambulance |
preciso uma ambulância |
|
I need a doctor |
preciso um médico |
|
I need the police |
chamar a polícia |
|
Heart attack |
Infarct |
|
I have had (he/she has had) a stroke |
Eu sofrei (ele/ela sofreou) um aneurisma, ataque apopléctico |
|
Very sick |
muito doente |
|
Unconscious |
inconsciente |
|
Where is the nearest hospital? |
Onde e o hospital mais próximo? |
|
Is there a pharmacy near here? |
Há uma farmácia aqui perto? |
|
Call the fire services |
Chamar os bombeiros |
|
I have had a car accident |
Eu teve um acidente de carro |
|
I have been robbed/mugged |
Eu fui vitimo dum assalto! |
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