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Portugal — Neighborhoods

Lisbon — Cais do Sodré (Rua Nova do Carvalho / "Pink Street") is the concentrated late-night bar corridor, historically a sailors' red-light quarter now largely gentrified into cocktail venues. Bairro Alto above it is the main bar-crawl grid. Intendente and Martim Moniz retain some visible street-based sex work; Príncipe Real is the LGBT hub with saunas and clubs. Avenida da Liberdade hosts higher-end hotels and escort agencies operate discreetly citywide.

Porto — Galerias de Paris and Rua Cândido dos Reis anchor the nightlife district behind Aliados. Ribeira draws tourists; the older Rua do Sol / Santa Catarina fringes retain some adult venues. Algarve — Albufeira's "Strip" (Avenida Sá Carneiro) and Praia da Rocha in Portimão are the summer party zones.

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