Other Portuguese Mac users with musical inclinations will be glad to know the Edirol/UM-1X is already available in Portugal (for roughly Eur. 80, as befits a technological backwater with inflated prices) and that the older models are being sold for around Eur. 50:
It works fine with my current keyboard, the Kawai/K1:
And, until I get my hands on a shrink-wrapped copy of iLife, I'm looking for MIDI resources for the Mac - any pointers are welcome (see About for a way to reach me).