Society

The German film by Andres Veiel is an archive-based film that offers insights on the life and art of Joseph Beuys. The film premieres on 8 February at Campo Alegre Theatre.

Porto created the "Porto de Tradição" programme in 2016, which is pioneering in the country (prior to Law No. 42/2017 of 14 June) by establishing the safeguard of historical stores and institutions in the city. At a seminar on historical shops in Porto, sponsored by Porto city Hall, Rui Moreira, Mayor of Porto reaffirmed that the historic and cultural heritage of traditional stores in the city of Porto is a matter of concern for the municipality.

Following the reopening of Cinema Trindade, which still is the "only street cinema" in Porto with daily sessions, the concept was a success and about 50 thousand people went to the movies. There will be a special programming to mark the occasion.

The programme for the QSP Summit 2018 is now available and Daniel Goleman will be one of the keynote speakers of the event, which takes place on 22 March, at Exponor. Emotional Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence, Innovation, Digital Transformation, Disruptive Marketing, Digital Strategy, Mobile Marketing, Content Marketing, Tourism, Personal Marketing, Focus and Productiveness, Leadership Communication, Trends and Brand Activation actions are some of the topics of this major Conference...

Astrophysicist Tiago Campante, researcher of Institute for Astrophysics and Space Science (IA) and professor at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto (FCUP), was awarded a Marie Curie scholarship of 160 thousand euros, for studies regarding the evolution of stars and planets.

More than 865 students will participate in the 11th edition of the Meeting of Young Researchers of the U. Porto that will run from 7 to 9 February at the Centre for Medical Research of the Faculty of Medicine of Porto University. This event is sponsored by Santander Universidades, and its main goal is to bring to light new talents among science students. There will be 251 oral presentations and 163 poster presentations in the fields of health, engineering, architecture, art, culture, economy,...

The "Porto Architecture Guide 1942-2017" is launched today at 7 pm. The event takes place in the main lobby of Porto City Hall. This book will guide you through more than 200 reference projects in the urban landscape of the city of Porto, which exhaustively portrays the modern movement till the present time.

As long ago as 1891, brave men from Porto stood against the centralised government that concentrated most of the political and economic decisions in the capital city of Lisbon. Their efforts were in vain...or not! As up to this day, the ideals they were fighting stand true: the fight for equality and the right to determine one's own destiny.

The City Life Index has quizzed 15,000 people from 32 cities all across the globe to discover the most thrilling cities in the world. The targeted consultation was conducted between December 2017 and January 2018. The results of this comprehensive global survey are as follows: Porto (Portugal) is second only to Chicago in the United States.

Port City Hall hosts the first "World Heritage Sites in the Atlantic Area" event on 30 January at Casa do Infante, at 2.30 pm., in the framework of the "AtlaS-WH - Heritage in the Atlantic Area: Sustainability of the Urban World Heritage" project, funded by the INTERREG - Atlantic Area programme.