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Eu mudei-me para Lisboa há um ano.

Eu mudei-me para Lisboa há um ano.
I moved to Lisbon a year ago.
From Lesson 82:Time elapsed in the past (há)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Questions & Answers about Eu mudei-me para Lisboa há um ano.

Why do we use há to mean "ago"?
In Portuguese, a form of the verb haver (to exist / there is) is used to talk about elapsed time. When you say há um ano, you are literally saying "there is a year" since the event happened. This is the standard way to translate the English concept of "ago".
Why is there a -me attached to mudei? Doesn't mudar just mean "to move"?
The verb mudar on its own usually means "to change". When you want to say "to move" (as in relocating to a new home or city), you must use the reflexive form mudar-se (literally, "to change oneself"). Since the subject is Eu (I), the pronoun becomes me, making it mudei-me.
Could I put the pronoun before the verb and say Eu me mudei?
In Portugal, the general rule for basic affirmative sentences is to put the pronoun after the verb, connected by a hyphen (mudei-me). Placing it before the verb is standard in Brazil, but in European Portuguese it is only done if a specific "trigger" word (like a negative word or certain question words) forces the pronoun to the front.
Why do we use para instead of a for "to Lisbon"?
We use para when going to a destination with the intention of staying there for a long time or permanently. If you were just taking a short trip to Lisbon and coming right back, you would use a. Since moving to a new city implies a long-term stay, para is the correct preposition here.

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