Comporta, Portugal: Above the pine forests and dunes that stretch along the nearly deserted beaches of southwestern Portugal, cranes rise from building sites soon to be luxury hotels — a sign of the region’s contentious transformation into a playground for the wealthy. Rapid development in the coastal region of Comporta has alarmed locals and environmentalists. “It has developed rapidly, without strategy, with a glaring lack of identity, and without respect for the identity of our people,” says restaurant owner Belinda Sobral.
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