My Bank of the West card has always worked in every ATM in the Azores. I use it to get cash in euros (the daily maximum is 200 euros, regardless of any higher limit your bank might set). It's always been accepted as a credit card when I needed it, though in grocery stores there can be some confusion because "everybody" uses debit cards rather than credit cards. My card is actually a debit card, but I have to treat it as a credit card in such a situation.
Before you go, it's always a good idea to notify your bank or credit card company you will be going to Portugal and using your card. Because I go for twelve weeks (I know, lucky me!) I don't want my bank wondering why my card is being used for so long outside the U.S. Fortunately, Portugal is a low-incident of fraud country so there's rarely any problem. In contrast, Brazil is high in fraud and I twice had to call my bank from Rio to question because my card didn't work. The problem was cleared up within five minutes, and I was fine until a few days later because someone at the bank hadn't noted I would be in Brazil for a few weeks. On the second call, everything was fine the rest of the trip. Tomás Leal -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores?hl=en.
