Does Porto have an urban rehabilitation area (ARU)?
Yes, Porto has declared ten urban rehabilitation areas (ARU), including Baixa, Bonfim, Lapa and the Centro Histórico. Each has its own page on the municipal portal.
- Council ARU page
- portaldomunicipe.cm-porto.pt/-/planeamento-e-ordenamento-...
- ARUs listed
- Baixa, Corujeira, Foz Velha, Lapa, Azevedo, Campanhã-Estação, Lordelo do Ouro, Massarelos, Bonfim, Centro Histórico
- Delimitation notice (Baixa)
- portaldomunicipe.cm-porto.pt/documents/20122/1331869/1_Av...
- Map (Baixa plan)
- portaldomunicipe.cm-porto.pt/documents/20122/1331869/4_Pl...
- Contact unit
- Planeamento e Reabilitação, Câmara Municipal do Porto
- Sources
- portaldomunicipe.cm-porto.pt/-/planeamento-e-ordenamento-...
cm-porto.pt/urbanismo/planeamento-e-reabilitacao
portaldomunicipe.cm-porto.pt/-/%C3%81rea-de-reabilita%C3%... - Checked
- 2026-11-05
What you get
- Inside a declared ARU, national tax rules can apply to rehabilitation works: reduced VAT, IMI and IMT exemptions and an IRS deduction. The conditions are in the guide; the council decides whether the IMI exemption can be renewed for five more years.
More: What an ARU gives you
Free check
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