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On board are medicines, nonperishable food items, clothes – and a shot of hope for the Ukrainian people, whose lives has been transformed by the Russian invasion on the 24th of February.

The Mayor of Porto, Rui Moreira, also wrote to his counterpart in Kharkiv, expressing his personal support and that of the people of Porto.

This humanitarian response is accessible at www.somostodosucrania.pt or by the number +351 222 090 420.

Councilman Ricardo Valente subscribed the declaration that resulted from the forum, where the mayors called to dialogue, inclusion, cooperation and peace.

With flowers, posters, flags of the Ukraine and Portugal or a simple show of support, Ukrainians and Portuguese gathered in front of the Russian consulate on Boavista Avenue.

This Friday evening, the façade of Porto City Hall will be illuminated with the colors of the Ukrainian flag.

A symbolic moment that also marks the lifting of the restrictive measures imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic in the city.

Under the theme “Building Sustainable Growth”, the QSP Summit returns between the 28th and the 30th of June. The opening ceremony is scheduled for Teatro Rivoli.

Scheduled for the 26th, 27th and 28th of May at Alfândega do Porto, the JN North Festival, formerly the North Music Festival, features Tricky, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Waterboys and Ornatos Violeta. A total of 14 new names have been announced to join the previously confirmed ones, in a line-up that is being revealed.

Urban art is the centre of all attention of the new promotional video of Porto, which illustrates the diversity of the works that decorate the city streets and give it such unique and differentiating characteristics, besides valuing the work and creativity of its authors.