User:JustinePorto/Public toilets in Portugal

Public toilets in Portugal are found at a density of around 13 per 100,000 people. Street level toilets charge around €0.50. Cafes may limit their toilets to customers only.

Public toilets
Public toilets are called lavábos, casa de banho, banheiro and WC. Men's toilets are called homens and cavalheiros. Women's toilets are called senhoras and mulheres.

A 2021 study found there were 13 public toilets per 100,000 people. Some cities have automated pay toilets located on the street, with an average cost of around €0.50. One place people use when there is a lack of public toilets are the facilities at fast food style restaurants. Cafes are often used in the absence of government owned public toilets. Most cafes though require people to buy something to use their toilets and to request a key to access them. Clean public pay toilets and showers are located at Praia de Santa Eulalia during the high season. Meanwhile, Praia dos Pescadores does not have public toilets. The public toilet at Terreiro do Paço in Lisbon has declared itself the sexiest public toilet on earth.

Many public toilets have automated lighting that turns on when people enter and have automatic flush toilets. The most common type of toilet is a sit toilet, and most provide toilet paper.

Bidets are popular for personal use.