In order to present an overview of the need for more merits in the Portuguese tab (and beyond), here are the most recent data (August'22) on the per post ratio in the local tabs. And I think it's not for lack of quality that the Portuguese tab has such a low ratio, but the few merits available. Maybe other users may have a different view, I don't know...
Several very active local boards like Portuguese, Russian (situation there might be specific due war) and especially Philippines ( I still can't wrap my head around their extremely low merit/post ratio considering how active they are) so their members might think about applying for a merit source status.
The most active members per local board during August 2022And for the end of this monthly overview, let's see the top 10 active members across the local boards. Once again @joker_josue has been the most active local member with 288 post, leaving @DdmrDdmr and his 191 posts far behind at the 2nd spot and @Ratimov with 159 at the 3rd spot.