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Italian Cinema Celebration closing session on April 8 at Rivoli
The end date of the 11th edition of the Italian Cinema celebration is April 8 at the Rivoli, starting at 6 pm with the screening of the film "The Postman" by Michael Radford (1994), based on the book "Il Postino" by Antonio Skármeta.
Porto City Hall and the Cité des Métiers tackle homelessness
Porto City Hall, within the Cité des Métiers, is designing a training plan targeted at socially vulnerable people, in order to provide them with health, education, social and economic opportunities. Most often than not, being without status or being caught in a poverty trap is not the result of a personal choice. In line with this orientation, the municipality of Porto is carrying out support actions with users at the Centre for Emergency Reception. The purpose is to develop different...
Porto shares circular economy strategy at the Eurocities Environment Forum
The world is shifting. And that shift can lead to a positive outcome. It must. In the context of how can cities be organised in the future, within environmental sustainable policies, around 230 representatives of 60 European cities gather at the Eurocities Environment Forum in Amsterdam to debate the topic "Towards Circular Cities: How to Make it Work?", from 4 to 6 April.
April is devoted to books and to reading in Public libraries
April is here, so it means that the magic of reading is all around the city. Municipal Libraries in Porto promote a programme devoted to the pleasure of reading with a broad range of activities.
Porto hosts the World Spine 8, from April 15 to 18
Porto Palácio Congress Centre will play host to the World Spine 8, from April 15 to 18. The 8th edition of the congress of the World Spinal Column Society features a pioneering scientific programme of activities and welcomes health professionals of this medical speciality, as well as the public at large trough the awareness raising activity "Healthy spine for all".
Start & Scale 2018 in Porto will take place from 5 to 11 May
The Start & Scale 2018 will take place from 5 to 11 May. Every year, this event promotes innovation, entrepreneurship and technology headquartered in the city of Porto.
Domestic Violence and Gender Equality are debated at a seminar in Porto
Porto Metropolitan Command of the Police Force marks the five years of the Information Office and Victim Support Centre in Porto (GAIV) with the seminar on Domestic Abuse and Gender Equality, to be held on April 3, at the auditorium of Almeida Garrett Municipal Library.
TEDxPorto asks the following question: Is it Natural?
Is natural better than artificial, in all circumstances and covering all situations? In the new knowledge society involving huge progress but also containing certain shortcomings, one generally wonders. And, it raises further issues.
Resident company Estrutura in Porto conducts vocational training in theatre in the context of the Criatório Programme
The creative artistic initiative, themed Recurso started to be implemented in the city of Porto. This action is supported by Porto City Hall, in the context of the Criatório Programme. This is a project in the area of theatre training, promoted by Estrutura, which is a resident company of Campo Alegre Theatre, within the Campo Aberto agenda of Porto Municipal Theatre.
Municipal Theatre Campo Alegre features the cycle "Cinema and other Arts"
Municipal Theatre Campo Alegre, jointly with Medeia Filmes, features the cycle "Cinema and other Arts", which runs from 4 April to 30 May, every Wednesday, starting at 6.30 pm. This cycle is designed by a group of researchers of the Institute for Comparative Literature Margarida Losa, of the faculty of Arts of Porto University, and curated by Elisabete Marques.