Society

Rivoli turns 86 this Saturday, on January 20th and everyone is invited to the birthday party. All the events are free and the tickets can be picked up on the same day, from 10 am onwards, up to the limit of two per person.

Casa da Música (CdM) opens doors for four days (17 to 21 January) and invites the audience to participate in a set of events that are access free. Between today and Sunday, it is possible to watch rehearsals, take part in educational activities, watch films, visit the stage and backstage of the building that breathes and shares music for over a decade.

Porto Planetarium invites to a Phantom hunt at the Centre for Live Science of Porto University on Saturdays and holidays, starting at 4.30 pm. The Science Centre of Porto University screens a full dome film session titled "The Phantom of the Universe". The purpose is to display something we cannot see, feel or touch, that neither emits nor reflects light, but it is everywhere: the dark matter.

The "Solving the unsolved Rare Diseases" project was recently funded by the European Commission, through the Horizon 2020. The amount of 250 thousand euros has already been found for the i3S Expression Regulation in Cancer research project led by Carla Oliveira.

The Metro of Porto will be extended for more than 5 kilometres and it will have seven more stations in 2022. The Portuguese State Secretary for Environment, Jorge Mendes stated that the works should begin in 2019. The expansion comprises the construction of the new Pink line in Porto and the extension of the Yellow line in the city of Gaia.

The seasons of the year in Porto are brought about by the book "Porto Seasons", a photo album of the city that will take you on a journey to discover the Invicta. This volume, by Sérgio Fonseca, arrives at the bookstores, from Objecto Anónimo publishing house and provides the riveting visual account of Porto for a whole year.

For the first time ever in the entire world, Pizzaiolo international day will be celebrated on 17 January. The celebration takes place in Porto and pizzas will be offered to the public at Gomes Teixeira Square (aka Praça dos Leões), where a wood oven will be assembled, starting at 11 am.

Mayor of Porto, Rui Moreira, participates in the 6th Edition of the Week of the Republic of Cabo Verde at the invitation of the Presidency of the said country. Rui Moreira will speak at this event about "Local authorities/regional authorities: models, strengths, risks and limits".

Researchers from the Faculty of Engineering of Porto University (FEUP) have developed a technology that includes images and logos in photovoltaic panels, making them similar to tiles. The aim is to encourage its application on buildings' facades.

The conference centre at Porto Customs House plays host to the 10th Prize-giving ceremony of the Green Project Awards (GPA), on 12 January. This event will be carried out at the same time as the V GPA'17 Conference devoted to the topic "Citizenship and the Future of Sustainability".