Economy

The success of Portuguese wines at international level will be marked by the Catholic University, in the framework of its 50th anniversary. A conference will be held to commemorate the achievement of Portuguese wines. "Porto Tónico" is the event motto, scheduled for 11 January.

Researchers from Porto are designing software that will enable media firms to automatically identify hate speech on online posted comments. The main goal of the Stop PropagHate Project, which involves a funding of around 50,000 euros by Google, is to contribute to a better understanding of the hate speech, in the case of online journalism and to create computerised tools that would minimise it.

The first weekend of January sees the Three King's Day Celebration in Porto with lots of music, operas and concerts in different venues in the city. For many Christians, the festive season continues until the 6th of January, with the celebration of the "Three Kings' Day", also known as the "Feast of the Epiphany". Check out some of the events.

Thousands of revellers gathered at Avenida dos Aliados and throughout the city of Porto for probably the most magical New Year's Eve party in Portugal. Thanks to the Mobility Plan and the efforts of all authorities engaged in this City Hall sponsored event, many could embrace the magic of this vibrant New Year's Eve in the city of Porto.

New Year's Eve party at Avenida dos Aliados in Porto mobilised a massive public turnout and set a new record of revellers who welcomed in 2018 at the Invicta. About 200 thousand people gathered at Avenida dos Aliados to ring in the New Year and experience a memorable evening.

The clock is ticking for 2018 and the band Amor Electro is preparing to welcome the New Year with a blast of fun and joy at Avenida dos Aliados! Porto. Was on stage with Marisa Liz and one thing is for sure: a great celebration is about to begin!!

The celebration of this festive season kicked-off on 1 December, in the city of Porto, at Avenida dos Aliados, with lots of events and family programmes, full of light, spectacle and entertainment. See here the best moments of this celebration.

Porto is fully prepared with loads of New Year's Eve concerts and events for the celebration marking the end of the old year and the beginning of the new.

Porto City Hall wishes you a peaceful festive season, full of joy!

Fitch Ratings marks up Porto's financial requirements in two levels. The city's good budgetary performance is one of the reasons why Porto is upgraded from "BB+" to "BBB". This rating puts Porto in the Investment Grade.