Portugal is the seventh safest country on earth. The Global Peace Index has placed it in the top ten for over a decade. Lisbon recorded 0.7 homicides per 100,000 residents in 2025 — less than a third of the EU average. The US State Department maintains a Level 1 advisory: exercise normal precautions. Violent crime against foreign nationals is statistically negligible.
And yet the demand for bodyguard services in Portugal has grown every year since 2020 — driven not by danger but by the concentrated migration of wealth into a country that was not built to absorb it invisibly. The Golden Visa programme, the Non-Habitual Resident tax regime, the Web Summit relocation to Lisbon, and the steady flow of Northern European, American, and Middle Eastern capital into Cascais, the Algarve, and Porto's Foz district have turned Portugal into one of Europe's fastest-growing markets for high-net-worth residents. Where wealth concentrates, the need for professional protection follows — even in a country where the streets are safe.
R&H Global Protection delivers bodyguard services in Lisbon and close protection services in Porto led by former IDF Special Forces and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) operatives. As the leading provider of executive protection in Portugal, we pair Israeli protection methodology with licensed Portuguese security professionals who understand this country's operating environment — a place where the principal threat is petty crime and privacy erosion, where the protection requirement is about controlled movement and discreet presence, and where the lifestyle itself — coastal estates, yacht harbours, international schools, Michelin restaurants — creates the exposure that standard security does not manage. If you need to hire a bodyguard in Portugal, the engagement starts with understanding what this country actually demands.