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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)
Glossary of Emergency Terms & Phrases
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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