Tuhia he tomokanga mō tēnei wāhanga - I uru atu a Porotukara ki te Hapori Pākehā (EC) i te tau 1986, ā, i muri mai ka whiwhi pūtea nui hei whakatenatena i te whanaketanga anō. I whakapai ake te hanganga ā-rohe o Lisbon ki ngā haumi hou, ā, ko tōna tauranga kaipuke kōpaki te mea nui rawa atu i te takutai o te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa. Ko te taone nui i roto i te marama o te 1994 European City of Culture, me te manaaki i te Expo '98 me te 2004 European Football Championships
He aha? I te tau 2006 i haere tonu nga kaupapa whakahou taone puta noa i te taone nui, mai i te whakaoranga o te Praça de Touros (te waahi o Lisbon) me te whakatuwheratanga ano hei waahi huihuinga maha, ki te whakapai ake i te punaha metro me te whakahoutanga o te whare i Alfama.