http://ecpat.net/EI/Publications/Trafficking/Factsheet_Portugal.pdf
"Depending on the reason for trafficking, some countries might be only sending, while others might be both sending and transit.
Portugal is a country of origin, transit and destination for the trafficking of children. Children from Portugal have reportedly
been trafficked to Spain for sexual purposes.4 Primarily, children trafficked to Portugal come from Brazil and, to a lesser extent,
from Ukraine, Moldova, Russia, Romania and Africa (Angola, Mozambique and Nigeria) for the purpose of commercial sexual
exploitation and forced labour.5 Some of the victims are then trafficked on to other European countries.
The routes used to enter Portugal are varied and mostly depend on the victims country of origin. For countries in Latin
America, particularly Brazil, the majority of victims enter Portugal via another European country, mainly through the airports in
Madrid and Paris and to a lesser extent via German or Italian cities.6 Victims from other European countries enter by land and
because of Portugals proximity to North Africa, it is most often used as a transit route for Nigerians travelling to other parts of
Europe.7 Angolans are also reported to be trafficked into Portugal.8 Child trafficking has been specifically detected in coastal
areas where unaccompanied children or street children are targeted for recruitment for the purposes of sexual exploitation,
prostitution and
."
"Portugal is considered a major European destination for sex tourists. According to a research by the European Coordination
Office, 86% of Portuguese nationals interviewed believed that child sex tourism occurs in Portugal.12 Child
is also
a big concern in the country. In 2005, as a result of an operation against internet child
in Portugal, 47 Portuguese
men were arrested on charges of possessing child
films and 58 computers were seized.13"
