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Life is better when we are present

Connect better with moderation

MEO, the MEO Foundation, and Mirabilis—an association dedicated to addressing the issue of screen use in education—have joined forces to raise awareness about excessive device use and inspire changes that promote healthier digital habits.

Cinema with Meaning

This initiative promotes accessible and inclusive cinema, ensuring that everyone, regardless of their specific needs, can fully enjoy the cinematic experience.

Home sharing

If you are or know a senior living alone with a spare room at home or a young university student looking for accommodation, find out more about this initiative, discover the programs available and take part. Two generations bond under the same roof.

MEO Inclui Programme

MEO program that promotes good digital inclusion practices through products, services and technological solutions for people with disabilities.

MEOS Social MEOS

By exchanging your MEOS donations, you are helping one or more charitable organizations.

Music with Meaning

Music only makes sense when it is felt by everyone.

Discover music for everyone with MEO

At MEO, we believe that music has the power to bring people together. With Music with Meaning, we put accessibility at the heart of shows and festivals, guaranteeing memorable experiences for everyone, whatever their needs.

Inclusion measures that transform lives

We guarantee accessibility for everyone at the shows. We offer access, adapted toilets and wheelchairs for the mobility impaired. For those with neurodivergencies, we offer pause rooms, sensory kits and visual guides. For the deaf population, there are vibrating vests and interpretation in Portuguese Sign Language (LGP). For the blind, we offer audio description, guaranteeing a complete experience.

Living the Music Makes Perfect Sense.

An app featuring Portuguese Sign Language, captions, and audio description to follow events in real time.

Real impact and projects that inspire

Música com Sentido has already impacted thousands of lives and raised standards of inclusion at cultural events. From festivals like MEO Kalorama to MEO Marés Vivas, our vision transforms experiences and sets new benchmarks in accessibility. Events recognized by the "Accessible Festival" label are just the beginning of a more inclusive future.

Join us and be part of this positive change

Be part of this transformation: attend accessible shows, spread the cause and amplify the message. Because music is for everyone and together we can create moments that break down barriers and celebrate humanity.

We stand for human rights

To defend human rights is to defend humanity, to promote a better future.

It is up to all of us to develop ways, individually and as a society, to make this happen. The human rights that nations have pledged never to forget and always to respect are enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Savana MEO

MEO has partnered with the Zoo to create a space for some of the savanna species living at the Zoo, highlighting the importance of habitat preservation for species conservation.

MEO Energia

100% green electricity, produced exclusively from renewable sources and helping to reduce the ecological footprint. You'll also find our money-saving tips.

The Unwanted Shapes

MEO project to inspire the fight against ocean pollution with the world's best shapers and surfers in order to create sustainable high-performance surfboards.

Recycling and reusing equipment

Drop off your used phone, chargers, and accessories at a MEO store. The equipment may have a second life, materials may be reused, or they may be sent for recycling.

GNR - proximity and security

Interview with GNR spokesperson Major Mafalda Gomes Almeida.

APPACDM - Portuguese Association of Parents and Friends of the Mentally Handicapped

Interview with Mário Matos, President of APPACDM.

Green Flag - The sustainability of the territory

Interview with José Archer, President of the Blue Flag.

ACERSI - Welcoming and supporting the most vulnerable

Interview with Teresa Sousa, Project Coordinator at ACERSI.

Une.Idades - two generations, one house

Interview with Inês Schmidt and Leonor Serzedelo, founders of Une.Idades.

MEO support for Coimbra's first TUMO center

Interview with TUMO Director Pedro Santa Clara.

MUDA - Movement for Active Digital Use

Interview with MUDA's Executive Director, Alexandre Nilo da Fonseca.

MEO - A brand of Causes

Interview with MEO's Chief Sales Officer B2C, João Epifânio.

Solidarity Concert - VilacomVida Association

Interview with Filipa Coelho, President of the VilacomVida Association and João Epifânio, MEO's Chief Sales Officer B2C.

Unplug the charger

After charging your mobile phone battery, unplug the charger from the socket, as it continues to consume electricity

Reduces battery consumption

Adjust the screen brightness to suit your needs. You can also turn off unnecessary sounds, such as key presses.

Activate the "dark mode" option

Activate "dark mode" on your phone to improve battery life and reduce eye strain.

Update smartphone software

Check your smartphone's operating system regularly for updates, as some optimise battery consumption and bring improvements to its overall performance.

Respect for the environment and human rights

MEO respects human rights and the environment by restricting the use of hazardous substances and applies quality control measures in the certification of the equipment it places on the market.

Quality control

MEO maintains an ongoing dialog with suppliers to ensure quality and sustainability throughout the life cycle of products and their packaging, establishing ethical, safety and environmental protection requirements so as not to compromise compliance and recycling.

Quality seal

At MEO we guarantee the quality of equipment to give you confidence and credibility. We analyse battery life, network uptake, voice and video call quality, screen and camera resolution (photo and video), web browsing speed and software stability.

Discover the 30 articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Article 1 - We are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
Article 2 - Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind.
Article 3 - Everyone has the right to life, liberty, and security of person.
Article 4 - No one shall be held in slavery or servitude. Slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.
Article 5 - No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment.
Article 6 - Everyone has the right to recognition as a person before the law.
Article 7 - All persons are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law.
Article 8 - Everyone has the right to a fair and public hearing by a competent, independent, and impartial tribunal in the determination of his rights and obligations and of any criminal charge against him.
Article 9 - No one may be arbitrarily arrested, detained, or exiled.
Article 10 - We have the right to be judged equally by an impartial court.
Article 11 - We are all innocent until proven guilty.
Article 12 - We have the right to privacy.
Article 13 - We have the right to move freely within our country and abroad.
Article 14 - We have the right to seek asylum in other countries when subject to persecution.
Article 15 - We all have the right to a nationality.
Article 16 - All adults have the right to marry and start a family.
Article 17 - We all have the right to own property.
Article 18 - We all have freedom of thought, conscience, and religion.
Article 19 - We all have the right to freedom of expression and opinion.
Article 20 - We have the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association.
Article 21 - We have the right to democratic participation in public affairs.
Article 22 - We all have the right to social security as members of society.
Article 23 - We all have the right to livre, fair, and remunerated work.
Article 24 - We all have the right to rest and leisure.
Article 25 - We all have the right to live in conditions of basic health, well-being, and safety.
Article 26 - We all have the right to education.
Article 27 - We have the right to participate freely in the cultural, artistic, and scientific life of the community.
Article 28 - We all have the right to a livre fair world.
Article 29 - We all have a duty, as citizens, to respect the rights of others.
Article 30 - All these rights are inalienable.

"Connecting people to life!" The purpose was fulfilled every day and at every moment when Pope Francis summoned thousands of people, culminating in around one and a half million in Parque Tejo, the equivalent of 3 times the population of the city of Lisbon. As a Founding Partner of Telecommunications, MEO celebrated the success of the largest gathering of young people from all over the world with Pope Francis.

• MEO and Garnier Ambre Solaire guaranteed sun protection for pilgrims at WYD.
• 180 TB of traffic were generated on the wired, wi-fi and mobile networks.
• WYD guaranteed unique emotions with the presence of the Pope.

The MEO brand was present at every moment of WYD, guaranteeing the best possible experience for all visitors.

This Christmas, exchange your MEOS a Christmas Wreath Donation and choose the charity you’d like to support. You’ll receive a charitable Christmas wreath that you can personalize and/or give to someone special.

Selected MEO Stores

• MEO Almada Store - Almada Forum
• MEO Lisbon Store - Colombo
• MEO Leiria Store - Leiria Shopping
• MEO Aveiro Store - Glicínias
• MEO Store Castelo Branco - Forum Castelo Branco
• MEO Viseu Store - Palácio do Gelo Shopping
• MEO Cascais Store - CascaiShopping
• MEO Faro Store - Forum Algarve
• MEO Portimão Store - Aqua Portimão
• MEO Funchal Store - La Vie Funchal
• MEO Guarda Store - La Vie Guarda
• MEO Évora Store - Évora Plaza
• MEO Braga Store - Braga Parque
• MEO Vila Real Store - Nosso Shopping
• MEO Coimbra Store - Alma Shopping
• MEO Alfragide Store - Alegro Alfragide
• MEO Porto Store - Rotunda da Boavista
• MEO Lisbon Store - Oriente
• MEO Porto Store - NorteShopping I
• MEO Santarém Store - R. Reitor Pedro Calmon
• MEO Lisbon Store - Fórum Picoas
• MEO Viana do Castelo Store - Estação Viana
• MEO Portalegre Store - Av. Liberdade
• MEO Beja Store - R. Luis de Camões
• MEO Store Ponta Delgada - R. Dr. Luis Bettencourt Medeiros
• MEO Bragança Store - BragançaShopping

The standard exchange terms—400 MEOS a €12 donation—remain available through the usual channels (website, call center, and stores).