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Algarve Circle

Posting guidelines

What works, what fits and what we will take down. Short version: post real things, keep it useful for the Algarve, and media straight off your phone is exactly right.

Media specs

Photos

Formats
JPEG, PNG, WebP, AVIF, GIF (iPhone photos upload as they are)
Size
Up to 6 MB per photo
Per post
Up to 10 photos
In chat
Up to 4 photos per message
Shape
Any. Cards display 16:10, so keep the subject near the middle

Video

Formats
MP4, WebM, MOV (straight off an iPhone works)
Length in posts
Up to 60 seconds
Size
Up to 100 MB
Shapes
Portrait 4:5, landscape 16:9 or square 1:1, the feed frames all three
Sound
Videos autoplay silently in the feed; viewers tap for sound

Profile Loop

Length
Up to 8 seconds, it loops
Size
Up to 10 MB
Formats
MP4, WebM, MOV
Where it shows
Your profile, your avatar in the header and next to your posts

Marketplace listings

Photos
Up to 6, 6 MB each, the first one is the cover
Video
One per listing, up to 100 MB
Price
In euros; 0 means free to a good home
Payments
Never through the platform, agree everything with the buyer in chat

Tip: record in portrait on your phone for posts and stories-style clips; landscape suits venues and views.

Community rules

Real things, by real people

Post what you actually did, saw, sell or run. No AI-generated photos of real places or businesses, no stock photos passed off as your own.

Reviews are sacred

Review places you have genuinely used. No reviewing your own business, no trashing competitors, no paid or swapped reviews. We check, and we remove.

Keep offers honest

An offer must be real, current and redeemable as described. Expired or misleading offers come down.

No spam

Do not blanket-post the same content across the feed, comments and chat. One good post beats five copies.

Be sound

No harassment, hate or pile-ons. Disagree with the review, not the reviewer. Chat is friends-only by design; keep it that way in spirit.

Rights and privacy

Only upload photos and video you have the right to share. Get a yes before posting other people, especially children.

See something off?

Every post has a flag option, and flags go straight to a person. You can also message the team in chat. Repeated or serious breaches mean removal from the Circle.