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Porto enters the World's Top Cities Destinations in 2018
Porto is on the spotlight as it entered the Top 100 City Destinations 2018 ranking report released by Global market research company Euromonitor International, covering the world's leading cities ranked by international tourist arrivals.
Film cycle themed "Salão Piolho" features concert films in the most unusual places all over Porto
The film cycle "Salão Piolho" kicks off today in Porto. This is the third session of this event that runs till 9 December, with the screening of six concert films in unusual places all over town, which will open doors to the "best ever" of the Movie Industry, with live concerts while the films are shown on a giant screen.
Flying time with Azul starts in June 2019
Azul Brazilian Airlines will operate three weekly flights from Porto to Campinas, in the state of Sao Paulo, starting June 2019, as stated by the Brazilian Airliner yesterday.
How antiquity still shapes contemporary art or Transantiquity at Porto Municipal Gallery
Porto Municipal Gallery opens the last exhibit of the year, "Transantiquity" on 8 December at 6 pm. This last exhibit of 2018 asks the visitor to step into a venue that celebrates the concept of composite art, how the values of antiquity still shape contemporary art.
In the lead up to the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Porto organises conference on Human Rights
Porto City Hall will host a Conference on Human Rights themed "Direitos Humanos - Quo Vadis?" [Human Rights- Quo vadis?] on 10 December. The main goal of this event is to mark the International Human Rights Day and the 70th anniversary of the proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, on 10 December 1948. The conference will be held at the Town Hall, at 9.30 pm and it is entrance free.
Rui Moreira showcases Porto's good practices on urban rehabilitation and preservation of cultural heritage
The Mayor of Porto, Rui Moreira was invited to lecture at the International Forum "Diálogo de Política Regional - Patrimonio y Ciudad" [Dialogue of Regional Politics - Heritage and City], which was held in Lima, Peru, from 28 to 30 November. "Under the leadership of Rui Moreira, the city of Porto emerged as an outstanding example of growth, founded on its property assets and on tourism, placing the city at the top of the list of the most fascinating and sought for cities worldwide", as...
Best of 70s, 80s and 90s music hits town with Flashback event
The Flashback event will bring the Best of 70s, 80s and 90s music. This event is access free and will hit downtown Porto the entire month of December.
The University of Porto wins bronze at International Programming Competition and qualifies for world final 2019 in Porto
A team from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto (FCUP) won the bronze medal at the Southwestern Europe Regional Contest (SWERC) 2018 held in Paris and qualified for the world final, to be held in Porto in 2019.
The world premiere of Stitchomythia in Serralves on 16 December
Half way through musical routine and visual installation, this joint performance by visual artist and set designer Nadia Lauro and composer and harpist Zeena Parkins unfolds against an anamorphic carpet that leads the audience to engage on optical illusions and games of perception. Volmir Cordeiro, Latifa Laâbissi and Stephen Thompson are the guest performers for this world premiere in the Serralves Musuem, on 16 December at 6 pm.
Porto rules among The United Nations of Wine
Lieke van der Hulst, WCA Wine Media Cadet is "an avid wine enthusiast, science lover, and communicator", who completely surrendered to the charm of the city of Porto, as stated in the Wine Communicators of Australia blog. Hulst shares that Ricardo Valente, Councillor for Economy, Tourism and Trade at Porto City Hall "enthusiastically explained why people should visit Porto", on the occasion of the Best of Wine Tourism Awards 2019, which was held in Adelaide.