Hails from Portugal, getting lifts (7)
I believe the answer is:
praises
'hails' is the definition.
(to hail something can mean to praise it)
'portugal getting lifts' is the wordplay.
'portugal' becomes 'p' (common abbreviation eg on car number plates).
'getting' says to put letters next to each other.
'lifts' becomes 'raises' (raising is a kind of lifting).
'p'+'raises'='PRAISES'
'from' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for praises that I've seen before include "Extols, lauds" , "Commends, hails" , "Worships" .)