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The Mayor of Porto, Rui Moreira, was an invited speaker at the opening of the congress "A Construção da(s) Liberdade(s)" ["The Building of Freedom(s)", free translation], under the programme of the celebration of the Bicentennial of the 1820 Liberal Revolution, which was held online due to the pandemic, on 5th November. Here are some of his thoughts on the Liberal Revolution.

The latest edition of Porto Solidário, the Municipal Social Emergency Fund has approved all the admissible applications submitted. The income support programme, now in its 8th edition, covers a total of 615 new households in the city of Porto that are financially supported.

The Art and Spot Gallery, in Porto, at Alameda Shop & Spot offers a virtual exhibit of caricature art of Pablo Picasso, one of the best-known figures in 20th-century art, this entire month of November. Just visit the gallery's official webpage.

Concert halls feature a new timetable, as of 4th November, to enable the audience to accommodate the civic duty to refrain from circulating in public spaces in the city and to be able to attend performances.

As of today, there is a second drive-thru Covid-19 testing centre in Porto, namely in the parish of Campanhã. This new equipment was set up in the parking lot of S. Roque, a space provide by the City Hall. This screening centre is run as the one set up at the Queimódromo (operated by Unilabs), since the beginning of the pandemic, the first of its kind to be set up in the country, and people don't need to exit their vehicles to get tested. Also, the centre is open to the entire population, but...

Porto Municipal Theatre - Campo Alegre features a programme of four short films by Gabriel Abrantes, namely Freud Und Friends (2015), A Brief History of Princess X (2016), Os Humores Artificiais (2016), Les Extraordinaires Mésaventures de la Jeune Fille de Pierre (2018).

The fifth AtlaS.WH - World Heritage Sites in the Atlantic Area - runs on a virtual format from 3 to 4 November. Porto is the leading city of the partnership that features Bordeaux, Edinburg, Florence and Santiago de Compostela, as well. This event is themed "World Heritage: 2 words about sustainability" and it includes five conferences, open to the general public, which will be streamed digitally.

Why not travel to Scotland and discover some of the bands that have made an impression on Indie British Rock? This travel is one to make with your senses, namely while cocooning at home, as there are restrictions of movement between municipalities until next Tuesday, 3rd November. This is a great idea to start your weekend, as individual responsibility can have a great impact on the collective fight to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. Take time to enjoy the Scottish album that was...

The Zero Waste project won first prize in the category "Support to ecological market development and resources efficiency", under the European Enterprise Promotion Awards, promoted by the European Commission. This initiative, is organised in partnership with LIPOR, inter-municipal network management, upgrading and treatment of urban waste, of which Porto is part of, and the main objective is to recover circa 350 tons of food.

The Day of Dark Matter is celebrated at Porto Planetarium- Living Science Centre to let you in one of the greatest mysteries of modern Astrophysics. Since Halloween is banging at our doors, what other great way could there be (you know, amid the pandemic and such) to commemorate the day of the year that is dedicated to remembering the dead, including hallows and ghosts? This online free event, via zoom, on 31st October, at 9pm will help understand that there's more to the Universe besides...