Depending on the delivery company you can meet at a local post office or café and either take the parcel or have them follow you home to deliver
- Many more drugs in Portugal are available without prescriptions at your local pharmacy, or alternatively visit a local doctor who will write you the needed prescription or send you to a specialist
Join any local community clubs.
Look at all the events within local newspapers and magazines.
You need to be actively looking and asking people, seek every opportunity.
Join Meetup, an online group.