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Porto will be one of the last landing points during the Iacobus Maris regatta, which features 3400 nautical miles and sailboats that will recreate the voyage of the Apostle Santiago’s body from Israel to Galicia, Spain.

The Canadian Group Mecan commenced construction works in the historic neighbourhood of Lapa as of January; still, the 56 million euros investment was worthy of a symbolic “setting of the first stone” ceremony this week. The project includes the cession of land to build an urban park and public infrastructures. The event was attended by the vice-Mayor of Porto City Hall, Filipe Araújo, and the councillor for Urbanism, Pedro Baganha.

Applications are now open for the 3rd edition of the “Concurso de Montras de S. João”, aka São João Window Competition, intended for traders in town to showcase the best window that celebrates the patron saint of Porto. For the first time, there will be online voting.

Rui Moreira, Mayor of Porto assessed some of the most significant projects that have been developed in the city of Porto, throughout the past years, from urban rehabilitation to housing, through mobility, environment and sustainability, highlighting that this evolution is due to a “virtuous circle between public and private policies”. For each euro of public investment, “the multiplier effect varies between 20 to 30 euros of private investment”, the Mayor added.

Rui Moreira and Fernando Araújo have signed a Memorandum of Understanding regarding the drive-thru vaccination centre at the Queimódromo, launched as a joint effort by the Municipality of Porto and the Hospital de São João. The equipment is ready since February and has the capacity to inoculate up to two thousand people per day. The support that this drive-thru vaccination centre can provide represents a cornerstone in the action to easing pressures on the Health Group Centres (ACES).

Porto City Hall is repairing the tiles, aka azulejos nearby the Praça de Gonçalves Zarco and along the surrounding waterfront. The works are carried out by the municipal company GO Porto, and the main goal is to recover the tile facade of this type of azulejo that is named “Viúva Lamego”, and which are ceramic coated.

What better way to be inspired than to be carried away by a stunning view of the Invicta, right? We agree. That is why the invitation to climb to the dome of the Super Bock Arena – Pavilhão Rosa Mota and see Porto from a 360 degree field of view is a must-pick suggestion. This is not for the faint of heart, though! Enjoy!

Youth aged 29 and less, who are in a NEET situation (acronym for "Not in Education, Employment, or Training"), can find a job opportunity with the support of Porto City Hall and the Cité des Métiers. Workshops are ongoing this month of May.

The church of the Ordem da Trindade has been classified as a Public Interest Monument. The church was built in nineteenth century and “contributed to define and consolidate a new centrality in Porto’s urban life, later recognised by the settling of the own headquarter in the same square”, as stated by the decree published in the National Official Gazette, on 14 May.

Porto City hall is conducting a study to get to know the know Porto’s residential market dynamics. In order to help diagnose and characterize the market search, all people that live, work and visit Porto can participate in the survey until 24 May.