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Rui Pedro Silva won the men's race for the seventh time and the winner of the women's competition was Catarina Ribeiro. One of the most emblematic and oldest running events in Portugal, the Saint Silvester Road Race (Corrida de São Silvestre in Portuguese) is inspired by the one from Brazil, regarded as the major international athletics events in Latin America.

The exhibition "O Palco e a Cidade, Teatro do Porto 1850-1950" celebrates one century of the art of theatre, at Casa do Infante.

For the first time, Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport reached the 9 million passenger mark for the year 2016. It has surpassed the previous record of 8 million in 2015. This took place with a flight from German flag company, Lufthansa, at 11.30.

On December 19 the Coliseu do Porto celebrates 75 years and, to commemorate the date, invites the city to an exclusive event giving visitors a unique opportunity to go inside the theatre. Tours are at 11 am; at 3:00 pm and 5:00 pm.

The rehabilitation of Campanhã is at the pole position, according to Rui Moreira, the mayor of the city of Porto. It was an emotional Rui Moreira that advanced, yesterday, December 14, that "this is a bet that requires that all political forces commit themselves because it is a long term project (...) and because this is a commitment of all of us for all of us", when presenting the Rehabilitation Urban Operation of the ARU-Campanhã Station. The

Porto City Hall presented the Urban Rehabilitation Operation of the Campanhã-Station ARU, defined in June 2015. The action program foresees a deep refurbishment and urban rehabilitation operation, with an overall investment of around 75 million euros over a period of ten years.

On December 7, the city of Porto was recognized European Reference Site for active and healthy aging, with a two-star rating, in a ceremony, held in Brussels. The award was presented by European Commissioner Gunther Oettinger and the President of the European Committee of the Regions, Markku Markkula.

Beginning December 17, the Casa do Infante will be hosting a trip into the history of theatre with the exhibition "The Stage and The City, Theatre in Porto 1850-1950", celebrating 10 decades of theatrical history in the city of Porto.

Starting next Tuesday, Tripass card is on sale, issued by Porto City Hall. The card entitles its users privileged access to the cinema circuit in downtown Porto from January 1, 2017, granting discounts and other benefits in Trindade cinemas, Teatro Municipal do Porto - Rivoli / Campo Alegre and Passos Manuel.

The City Hall encourages people to start vegetable gardens in public spaces as an innovative way of using public space with nutritionally valuable vegetable plants that also contribute to local food security. The most significant veg garden is located in Campanhã, in Horta da Oliveira, with 95 plots.