When applicants achieve approval or receive the card they report on this thread: Awaiting Final Approval (Stage 4).
The last reported approval of a nomadgate poster with biometrics in Portimão was for 1st Nov 2021. See the listings by location here: Awaiting Final Approval (Stage 4) - #830 by Onward.
The GV timeline database, (By biometrics location — Crowdsourced Golden Visa Timeline Database by Nomad Gate) is now more user-friendly. Use the spreadsheet grouped by Biometrics location SORTED by date of biometrics for Portimao (with some columns hidden) and it provides the same picture - ie no recent approvals :
It is a long waiting game for us all …