What electrical current or voltage is used in Portugal? Will my electrical appliances work in Portugal?

The voltage here in Portugal is the same as you have in the States, and unlike England where you have 3 plugs.  You can take the hair drier you use in the US and plug it right into the wall in Portugal and it will work, whereas, if you take your hair drier from the US to Portugal, you will need an adapter.

 

Previously if you put a washing machine on and a hair dryer everything would blow up because the homes couldn’t accommodate too much of an...

The voltage here in Portugal is the same as you have in the States, and unlike England where you have 3 plugs.  You can take the hair drier you use in the US and plug it right into the wall in Portugal and it will work, whereas, if you take your hair drier from the US to Portugal, you will need an adapter.

 

Previously if you put a washing machine on and a hair dryer everything would blow up because the homes couldn’t accommodate too much of an electrical demand. Now it’s not like that because the electrical boards have been updated.

 

It’s taken a while for money to be in Portugal.  Things that you have now are a lot more top range and sophisticated than it used to be.

 

(Old style wood burning stove in a Portuguese kitchen, pictured.)