BOSK, a temporary forest of a thousand trees in a city square

BOSK · ÉVORA

A forest moves into Évora's main square.

A thousand trees on the Rossio de São Brás for Évora 2027, European Capital of Culture, then planted for good across the city.

Approved by the Ministry of Culture.

Photo: BOSK Leeuwarden, 2022. Credits: Arcadia, SLeM.

CASCAIS VENTURES

The cultural agency behind Portugal's Donation Golden Visa.

Cascais Ventures creates and produces the government-approved cultural projects behind Portugal's Donation Golden Visa: heritage rehabilitation, film and documentary, artistic programmes. Every project is built with Portugal's foundations and artists in a low-density territory, and approved by the Ministry of Culture.

10

Cultural projects approved by the Ministry of Culture

€30M+

Raised for Portuguese culture

150+

Donors from all over the world

Almost 30%

Of all programme donations made in Cascais Ventures projects

FOR DONORS · PORTUGAL'S DONATION GOLDEN VISA · ARI CULTURAL

Residency, Schengen access and a path to citizenship. A €200,000 donation to one of our projects.

Your family included: spouse, children, parents and parents‑in‑law.

Government-approved projects. No project eligibility risk.

Only 7 days a year in Portugal: 7 days in the first year, then 14 days in each following two-year period.

FOR IMMIGRATION PROFESSIONALS AND ADVISERS

Recommend projects your clients can count on.

Guaranteed slots across a significant pipeline of approved €200,000 projects.

Institutional-grade governance from first call to donation.

Every project approved by the Ministry of Culture and built with Portugal's foundations.

FOR FOUNDATIONS AND ARTISTS

Ambitious culture, structured and co‑produced.

From concept to Ministry approval, financing and delivery.

Cultural Co-Producer with Portugal's foundations and artists, in low-density territories.

10 projects approved by the Ministry of Culture, a 100% approval rate.

ARI Cultural Monitorby Cascais Ventures

Portugal's Donation Golden Visa, explained and tracked.

Information on the ARI Cultural route is scarce and scattered, and government sources are mostly in Portuguese. The Monitor brings it together in one place, in English: every project on GEPAC's lists, the law, the official figures and the answers, for donors, immigration agencies, lawyers, and tax and wealth advisers.

Vera Kolodzig, presenter of the Cascais Ventures Podcast

The Cascais Ventures Podcast

Produced and presented by Vera Kolodzig

Vera is one of Portugal's most recognisable actresses and television presenters, with more than two decades of film, television and stage work. She produces and presents our podcast, sitting down with the directors, artists and cultural leaders behind our projects.

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