ídolos had three audition cities to find the best talent in all of portugal, including: porto, beja and lisbon. however, in the third and fourth seasons, auditions were made in porto, lisbon, aveiro, portimão and estoril. the show did not return in fall 2011 but instead returned in 2012. the show is currently on hiatus since late 2012, since then their timeslot for 2013 has been taken over by "factor x", the portuguese version of "the x factor".