El Portal is a village in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States.

[5] With the arrival of the Great Depression, Miami gave up its jurisdiction, and El Portal was incorporated as its own village in 1937.

The enclave was originally the capital of the Tequesta tribal area, and was visited by Pedro Menéndez de Avilés in the 1560s.

El Portal also boasts links to prehistoric Indian life at the Little River Mound, a four-foot-high, innocuous grassy knoll that is actually an ancient burial ground.

The Little River Mound, located in the Sherwood Forest neighborhood, is the first archaeological site to be publicly recognized and preserved in Miami-Dade County.

[10] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,986 people, 770 households, and 451 families residing in the village.

[14] As of the 2010 United States census, there were 2,325 people, 836 households, and 581 families residing in the village.

[18] In early 2016, two developers have plans to convert the church into mixed-used space to offer tenants affordable rent.