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Reporting street problems in Faro district (the Algarve)

Each council’s channel, its contacts and what it lacks, across all 16 municipalities, and one app that works in every one of them.

Last updated: 2026-10-19

What we found in Faro district (the Algarve)

We read the site of each of the 16 councils: 7 have their own reporting channel and 6 have nothing beyond general contacts. For 3 the site could not be read.

Each channel serves only its own municipality and nearly always keeps the report between the resident and the services. CleanSpot is the same app in all of them: municipality and parish come from the coordinates automatically, and every report sits on a public map where neighbours see it and can help.

Albufeira

Albufeira council has its own channel for public-space reports: its «Gestão de Ocorrências» platform (smartcity.cm-albufeira.pt).

  • Phone: 289 599 500
  • Email: geral@cm-albufeira.pt

Alcoutim

We could not read Alcoutim council’s site when this page was written, so no channel is given here. CleanSpot works there regardless: the municipality is resolved from the coordinates.

Aljezur

We found no channel on Aljezur council’s site for reporting public-space problems. Use the general contacts, and CleanSpot for the public record.

  • Phone: 282 990 010
  • Email: geral@cm-aljezur.pt

Castro Marim

Castro Marim council has its own channel for public-space reports: «Gestão de Ocorrências», on the same platform Faro uses (castromarim.city-platform.com).

  • Phone: 281 510 740
  • Email: expediente@cm-castromarim.pt

Faro

Faro council has its own channel, a plataforma de ocorrências da câmara. It has a dedicated guide on this site, with contacts and how it works.

Lagoa

Lagoa council has its own channel for public-space reports: «Comunicar Ocorrências» (cm-lagoa.pt/participar/comunicar-ocorrencias).

  • Phone: 282 380 400
  • Email: geral@cm-lagoa.pt

Lagos

We found no channel on Lagos council’s site for reporting public-space problems. Use the general contacts, and CleanSpot for the public record.

  • Phone: 282 771 700
  • Email: expediente.geral@cm-lagos.pt

Loulé

Loulé council has its own channel, o Geo24 Loulé. It has a dedicated guide on this site, with contacts and how it works.

Monchique

We found no channel on Monchique council’s site for reporting public-space problems. Use the general contacts, and CleanSpot for the public record.

  • Phone: 282 910 200
  • Email: geral@cm-monchique.pt

Olhão

We could not read Olhão council’s site when this page was written, so no channel is given here. CleanSpot works there regardless: the municipality is resolved from the coordinates.

Portimão

Portimão council has its own channel for public-space reports: the «Linha 24» form, for alerts such as damaged signs, fallen trees or poles, blocked drains, flooding and burst pipes, with coordinates and a photo (cm-portimao.pt/formularios/linha-24).

  • Phone: 282 470 700

São Brás de Alportel

We found no channel on São Brás de Alportel council’s site for reporting public-space problems. Use the general contacts, and CleanSpot for the public record.

  • Phone: 289 840 000
  • Email: geral@cm-sbras.pt

Silves

We found no channel on Silves council’s site for reporting public-space problems. Use the general contacts, and CleanSpot for the public record.

  • Phone: 282 440 800
  • Email: expediente@cm-silves.pt

Tavira

Tavira council has its own channel for public-space reports: a FixMyStreet tool on the council’s map portal («Deixar Sugestão») (mapas.cm-tavira.pt).

  • Phone: 281 320 500
  • Email: camara@cm-tavira.pt

Vila do Bispo

We could not read Vila do Bispo council’s site when this page was written, so no channel is given here. CleanSpot works there regardless: the municipality is resolved from the coordinates.

Vila Real de Santo António

We found no channel on Vila Real de Santo António council’s site for reporting public-space problems. Use the general contacts, and CleanSpot for the public record.

  • Phone: 281 510 000
  • Email: geral@cm-vrsa.pt

What CleanSpot adds, in any of these municipalities

  • A public map with the date, photo and coordinates of every report
  • Neighbours who confirm, add photos and volunteer to clear it
  • Group cleanups, with invitations and a shared recap
  • Location history, to show the council the problem keeps coming back
  • Works offline, in 30 languages, free and with no advertising

Sources

My council has no app. How do I report?

Through the council’s general contacts, or A Minha Rua if the municipality has joined it. And on CleanSpot, which works in every municipality and puts the problem on a public map, visible to neighbours and services.

Does CleanSpot send my report to the council?

When a council subscribes to CleanSpot’s municipal dashboard, reports in its territory land there directly, with triage, assignment and tracking. Until then the report is public and anyone can see it on the map; use the council’s channel too.