2009/9/11 effe iets anders effeietsanders@gmail.com:
the main question should be whether it is worth it in that case. I.e., will it improve the chances of the chapter becoming successful? And I believe you are just as I am not able to make that estimate without at least some understanding of Portuguese culture.
I would change "improve" to "significantly improve" (relative to the cost), but otherwise I agree, that is the question. In the absence of evidence to the contrary (which nobody has even attempted to provide), I think the default should be to assume there is no significant difference between Portugal and other western European countries.