172 sites from €30 excl. VAT: median authority 36, median traffic 1 k visits per month. Dofollow links, secure payment, guaranteed publication.
Portugal's news and press sites give brands a way to earn editorial links from publications that readers and search engines already treat as reliable sources. LinkBooster lists 172 Portuguese news & media sites, with prices starting at €30 per article. This page explains what these links are good for, how to choose among them and what budget to plan.
A link from a news or press site sends a strong topical and geographic signal. If you sell to Portuguese-speaking customers, or want to build credibility in the Portuguese market, a mention in local media shows search engines that your brand is relevant there. News sites also tend to be crawled often, so new links are usually discovered quickly.
These links work best as part of a broader plan. For a wider view of the market, see our page on backlinks and sponsored articles in Portugal, or browse backlinks by topic and country if you are building an international profile.
The median authority of the 172 sites is 36 (DR, or DA when DR is unavailable), and 51% of them score 30 or higher. The spread is wide: 69 sites sit between 0 and 19, 16 between 20 and 29, 35 between 30 and 39, 32 between 40 and 59, and 20 at 60 or above. The median organic traffic is 1,478 visits per month, and 99% of the links are dofollow.
Authority is only a starting point. Check that the site's audience is genuinely Portuguese, that its content is written in the right language and that its articles get real readers. A site with modest metrics but a loyal local readership can beat a higher-scoring one with no clear audience. Our guide on spotting PBNs and link farms lists the warning signs to look for.
Prices include the article and exclude VAT. Entry-level placements start at €30, the median is €443, and the top 10% most powerful sites start at €2,414. In practice, a few well-chosen mid-range placements often bring more value than many cheap ones on weak sites.
To judge whether a price is fair, compare it with authority, traffic and relevance. Our article on 2026 backlink prices and link value explains how to make that estimate, and the pricing page details the costs on the platform.
The best sponsored articles read like real editorial content: a useful angle, a clear connection to the publication's topics and a link placed where it helps the reader. Avoid overloaded anchor texts and keep your anchors varied, as explained in our guide to anchor text distribution. Also make sure sponsored content is labelled properly, which our piece on rel=sponsored, nofollow and UGC covers.
If your offer is tied to a specific sector, look at neighbouring categories such as business and entrepreneurship in Portugal or finance and investing in Portugal. To compare press markets, you can also check news & media backlinks in Spain-adjacent European markets like France.
There are currently 172 sites in the News & Media category for Portugal, with a median authority of 36 and a median of 1,478 organic visits per month.
Yes, 99% of the listed sites offer dofollow links. Sponsored placements should still be handled in line with Google's guidelines on link attributes.
Prices start at €30, the median is €443 and the strongest 10% of sites start at €2,414, with the article included and VAT excluded.