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Public toilets in Portugal
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Bathroom of Bifurcação de Lares train station
Language of toilets
Local wordsbanheiro
lavábos
casa de banho
WC
Men's toiletshomens
cavalheiros
Women's toiletssenhoras
mulheres
Public toilet statistics
Toilets per 100,000 people13 (2021)
Total toilets??
Public toilet use
TypeWestern style sit toilet
Locationsfast food restaurants
cafes
Average cost€0.50
Often equipped withautomatic lighting
automatic flush
toilet paper
Percent accessible???
Date first modern public toilets???
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Public toilets in Portugal are found at a density of around 13 per 100,000 people. Street level toilets charge around €0.50. Cafes may limit their toilets to customers only.

Public toilets

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Public toilets are called lavábos, casa de banho, banheiro and WC.  Men's toilets are called homens and cavalheiros.  Women's toilets are called senhoras and mulheres.[1][2][3]

A 2021 study found there were 13 public toilets per 100,000 people.[4] Some cities have automated pay toilets located on the street, with an average cost of around €0.50.[1][3] One place people use when there is a lack of public toilets are the facilities at fast food style restaurants. [5][2] Cafes are often used in the absence of government owned public toilets.  Most cafes though require people to buy something to use their toilets and to request a key to access them.[1][2] Clean public pay toilets and showers are located at Praia de Santa Eulalia during the high season. Meanwhile, Praia dos Pescadores does not have public toilets.[6] The public toilet at Terreiro do Paço in Lisbon has declared itself the sexiest public toilet on earth.[7]

Many public toilets have automated lighting that turns on when people enter and have automatic flush toilets.[1] The most common type of toilet is a sit toilet, and most provide toilet paper.[3]

Bidets are popular for personal use.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Guides, Rough (2017-02-01). Algarve (Rough Guides Snapshot Portugal). Rough Guides UK. ISBN 978-0-241-30496-9.
  2. ^ a b c Guides, Rough (2014-01-01). The Rough Guide to Portugal. Rough Guides UK. ISBN 978-1-4093-5280-8.
  3. ^ a b c "Public Toilet Charges around the World - Toilet Types & Local Names". QS Supplies. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  4. ^ QS Supplies (11 October 2021). "Which Cities Have The Most and Fewest Public Toilets?". QS Supplies. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  5. ^ Steves, Rick (1 December 2010). "When nature calls: How to find a toilet in Europe". NBC News. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
  6. ^ Lukoseviciute, Goda; Panagopoulos, Thomas (2021-07-01). "Management priorities from tourists' perspectives and beach quality assessment as tools to support sustainable coastal tourism". Ocean & Coastal Management. 208: 105646. doi:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2021.105646. ISSN 0964-5691.
  7. ^ "The sensitive topic of toilets and travel | buzztrips.co.uk". 2017-01-25. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  8. ^ Christine, Theresa. "Here's what bathrooms look like all around the world". Insider. Retrieved 2022-10-11.