diff --git a/config/functions_reviews.php b/config/functions_reviews.php
index edc7413..9736f2e 100644
--- a/config/functions_reviews.php
+++ b/config/functions_reviews.php
@@ -8,11 +8,15 @@
 //   google_reviews_min_rating   — only reviews with at least this many stars (default 4)
 //   google_reviews_max          — how many to show (default 3)
 //   google_reviews_cache_hours  — how long a fetch is reused (default 24)
+//   google_reviews_sort         — relevance (Google's order) | newest | longest
+//   google_reviews_photo_only   — only reviewers with a profile photo (0/1)
 //
 // Two limits of the API shape the section:
 //   - Place Details returns at most 5 reviews, chosen by Google ("most
-//     relevant"). There is no "only positive" query: we filter those 5 by
-//     rating, so on a bad week fewer than `max` may qualify.
+//     relevant"), and the New API has no sort parameter (checked 2026-09:
+//     places.get only takes languageCode/regionCode/sessionToken). Rating,
+//     photo, newest and longest are therefore applied to those 5 here, so on a
+//     bad week fewer than `max` may qualify.
 //   - Reviews are a billed Enterprise + Atmosphere field. Without the cache every
 //     page view would be one billed call; with it, one call per cache window.
 //
@@ -30,9 +34,16 @@ function reviews_config(): array {
         'min_rating'  => max(1, min(5, (int) setting('google_reviews_min_rating', 4))),
         'max'         => max(1, min(5, (int) setting('google_reviews_max', 3))),
         'cache_hours' => max(1, (int) setting('google_reviews_cache_hours', 24)),
+        'sort'        => in_array(setting('google_reviews_sort', 'relevance'), ['relevance', 'newest', 'longest'], true)
+                         ? (string) setting('google_reviews_sort', 'relevance') : 'relevance',
+        'photo_only'  => (bool) (int) setting('google_reviews_photo_only', 0),
     ];
 }
 
+function reviews_sort_options(): array {
+    return ['relevance' => 'Relevância (ordem da Google)', 'newest' => 'Mais recentes', 'longest' => 'Mais completas (texto mais longo)'];
+}
+
 function reviews_configured(): bool {
     $c = reviews_config();
     return $c['api_key'] !== '' && $c['place_id'] !== '';
@@ -163,9 +174,15 @@ function site_reviews(): ?array {
     try { $data = reviews_get(); } catch (Throwable $e) { error_log('[reviews] ' . $e->getMessage()); return null; }
     if (!$data || empty($data['reviews'])) return null;
     $c = reviews_config();
-    $picked = array_values(array_filter($data['reviews'], fn($r) => $r['rating'] >= $c['min_rating'] && trim($r['text']) !== ''));
-    // Highest rating first; Google's relevance order breaks ties (usort is stable).
-    usort($picked, fn($a, $b) => $b['rating'] <=> $a['rating']);
+    $picked = array_values(array_filter($data['reviews'], fn($r) =>
+        $r['rating'] >= $c['min_rating'] && trim($r['text']) !== ''
+        && (!$c['photo_only'] || $r['author_photo'] !== '')));
+    // 'relevance' keeps Google's order. usort is stable, so ties keep it too.
+    if ($c['sort'] === 'newest') {
+        usort($picked, fn($a, $b) => strcmp($b['published'], $a['published'])); // ISO-8601 sorts as text
+    } elseif ($c['sort'] === 'longest') {
+        usort($picked, fn($a, $b) => mb_strlen($b['text']) <=> mb_strlen($a['text']));
+    }
     $picked = array_slice($picked, 0, $c['max']);
     if (!$picked) return null;
     return [
diff --git a/site/assets/css/style.css b/site/assets/css/style.css
index 289ea87..76fd956 100644
--- a/site/assets/css/style.css
+++ b/site/assets/css/style.css
@@ -3384,42 +3384,46 @@ section[id] {
 .review-card {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
+  align-items: center;
+  text-align: center;
   margin: 0;
   background: var(--fitme-dark-2);
   border: 1px solid var(--fitme-dark-3);
   border-radius: 6px;
-  padding: 24px;
+  padding: 28px 24px 24px;
 }
 
-.rv-text {
-  flex: 1 1 auto;
-  margin: .8rem 0 1.2rem;
-  font-size: .95rem;
-  line-height: 1.6;
-  color: #fff;
-  display: -webkit-box;
-  -webkit-line-clamp: 7;
-  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
+.rv-avatar {
+  width: 84px;
+  height: 84px;
+  border-radius: 50%;
   overflow: hidden;
+  border: 3px solid var(--fitme-accent);
+  background: var(--fitme-dark-3);
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  margin-bottom: .8rem;
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+}
+
+.rv-avatar img {
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+  object-fit: cover;
+}
+
+.rv-avatar span {
+  font-size: 2rem;
+  font-weight: 900;
+  color: var(--fitme-accent);
 }
 
 .rv-author {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  gap: 12px;
-}
-
-.rv-author img {
-  width: 40px;
-  height: 40px;
-  border-radius: 50%;
-  object-fit: cover;
-}
-
-.rv-author span {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
-  font-weight: 700;
+  font-size: 1.05rem;
+  font-weight: 800;
   color: #fff;
 }
 
@@ -3427,8 +3431,27 @@ section[id] {
 .rv-author a:hover { color: var(--fitme-accent); }
 
 .rv-author small {
+  font-size: .78rem;
   font-weight: 400;
   color: var(--fitme-ash);
+  margin-top: 2px;
+}
+
+.rv-stars-lg {
+  font-size: 1.3rem;
+  letter-spacing: 3px;
+  margin: .6rem 0 .2rem;
+}
+
+.rv-text {
+  margin: .6rem 0 0;
+  font-size: .85rem;
+  line-height: 1.55;
+  color: var(--fitme-ash);
+  display: -webkit-box;
+  -webkit-line-clamp: 6;
+  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
+  overflow: hidden;
 }
 
 .reviews-actions {
diff --git a/site/index.php b/site/index.php
index cce2034..b1005dd 100644
--- a/site/index.php
+++ b/site/index.php
@@ -501,15 +501,17 @@ if ($reviews):
         <div class="reviews-grid">
             <?php foreach ($reviews['reviews'] as $r): ?>
             <figure class="review-card">
-                <div class="rv-stars" role="img" aria-label="<?= (int) $r['rating'] ?> de 5 estrelas"><?= $stars((float) $r['rating']) ?></div>
-                <blockquote class="rv-text"><?= nl2br(htmlspecialchars($r['text'])) ?></blockquote>
+                <?php // Reviewer first: big photo (or initial), name, date, stars — then the text, smaller. ?>
+                <div class="rv-avatar">
+                    <?php if ($r['author_photo'] !== ''): ?><img src="<?= htmlspecialchars($r['author_photo']) ?>" alt="" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="no-referrer" width="84" height="84">
+                    <?php else: ?><span aria-hidden="true"><?= htmlspecialchars(mb_strtoupper(mb_substr($r['author'], 0, 1))) ?></span><?php endif; ?>
+                </div>
                 <figcaption class="rv-author">
-                    <?php if ($r['author_photo'] !== ''): ?><img src="<?= htmlspecialchars($r['author_photo']) ?>" alt="" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="no-referrer" width="40" height="40"><?php endif; ?>
-                    <span>
-                        <?php if ($r['author_uri'] !== ''): ?><a href="<?= htmlspecialchars($r['author_uri']) ?>" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow"><?= htmlspecialchars($r['author']) ?></a><?php else: ?><?= htmlspecialchars($r['author']) ?><?php endif; ?>
-                        <small><?= htmlspecialchars($r['relative']) ?></small>
-                    </span>
+                    <?php if ($r['author_uri'] !== ''): ?><a href="<?= htmlspecialchars($r['author_uri']) ?>" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow"><?= htmlspecialchars($r['author']) ?></a><?php else: ?><?= htmlspecialchars($r['author']) ?><?php endif; ?>
+                    <small><?= htmlspecialchars($r['relative']) ?></small>
                 </figcaption>
+                <div class="rv-stars rv-stars-lg" role="img" aria-label="<?= (int) $r['rating'] ?> de 5 estrelas"><?= $stars((float) $r['rating']) ?></div>
+                <blockquote class="rv-text"><?= nl2br(htmlspecialchars($r['text'])) ?></blockquote>
             </figure>
             <?php endforeach; ?>
         </div>
diff --git a/views/admin/reviews/index.php b/views/admin/reviews/index.php
index 7fca78d..8581d44 100644
--- a/views/admin/reviews/index.php
+++ b/views/admin/reviews/index.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'POST') {
     $action = (string) ($_POST['action'] ?? '');
 
     if ($action === 'save') {
+        $before = reviews_config();
         // Key: blank keeps the stored one; the "remover" box clears it.
         $key = trim((string) ($_POST['google_places_api_key'] ?? ''));
         if (!empty($_POST['clear_key'])) {
@@ -21,7 +22,15 @@ if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'POST') {
         db_update_setting($pdo, 'google_reviews_min_rating', (string) max(1, min(5, (int) ($_POST['min_rating'] ?? 4))), $uid);
         db_update_setting($pdo, 'google_reviews_max', (string) max(1, min(5, (int) ($_POST['max'] ?? 3))), $uid);
         db_update_setting($pdo, 'google_reviews_cache_hours', (string) max(1, (int) ($_POST['cache_hours'] ?? 24)), $uid);
-        reviews_cache_clear(); // new settings → next view fetches fresh
+        $sort = (string) ($_POST['sort'] ?? 'relevance');
+        db_update_setting($pdo, 'google_reviews_sort', isset(reviews_sort_options()[$sort]) ? $sort : 'relevance', $uid);
+        db_update_setting($pdo, 'google_reviews_photo_only', !empty($_POST['photo_only']) ? '1' : '0', $uid);
+        // Only a new key / place needs a new (billed) fetch; rating, count, sort
+        // and photo filters are applied to the cached 5 at render time.
+        // (setting() is cached per request, so compare with what was posted.)
+        $key_changed   = !empty($_POST['clear_key']) || ($key !== '' && $key !== $before['api_key']);
+        $place_changed = trim((string) ($_POST['google_place_id'] ?? '')) !== $before['place_id'];
+        if ($key_changed || $place_changed) reviews_cache_clear();
         session()->setFlashdata('success', 'Definições guardadas.');
         header('Location: ' . base_url('views/admin/reviews/index.php'));
         exit;
@@ -97,6 +106,19 @@ include __DIR__ . '/../../../includes/header.php';
                     <input type="number" class="form-control" name="cache_hours" min="1" value="<?= $cfg['cache_hours'] ?>">
                     <div class="form-text">Cada atualização é um pedido pago à Google.</div>
                 </div>
+                <div class="col-md-6">
+                    <label class="form-label">Ordenar por</label>
+                    <select class="form-select" name="sort">
+                        <?php foreach (reviews_sort_options() as $k => $label): ?><option value="<?= $k ?>" <?= $cfg['sort'] === $k ? 'selected' : '' ?>><?= $label ?></option><?php endforeach; ?>
+                    </select>
+                </div>
+                <div class="col-md-6 d-flex align-items-end">
+                    <div class="form-check mb-2">
+                        <input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" name="photo_only" id="photo_only" value="1" <?= $cfg['photo_only'] ? 'checked' : '' ?>>
+                        <label class="form-check-label" for="photo_only">Só pessoas com foto de perfil</label>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+                <div class="col-12"><div class="form-text mt-0">A Google não permite pedir reviews ordenadas nem mais do que 5: filtros e ordem aplicam-se às 5 que ela devolve. «Mais úteis» não existe na API — «Mais completas» é a aproximação.</div></div>
             </div>
             <button class="btn btn-primary mt-3">Guardar</button>
         </form>