Society

Lello Bookshop hosts Portuguese novelist and medical doctor António Lobo Antunes, on 15 February, at 9.30pm, in the framework of the "Author of the Month 2020" initiative, on 15 February. Entrance is free, but subject to room capacity.

"Parasite", which premiered at Campo Alegre, just won the Best Picture and the Best Foreign Language Film at the 92nd Academy Awards

Bolhão Temporary Market has welcomed over 35 million visitors, since it opened in 2018, on May 2, at the shopping centre La vie, after traders were relocated by the end of April 2018, while the landmark building, just across the street, is undergoing deep renovation work.

Rui Moreira, Mayor of Porto visited Cabo Verde, by invitation of the Minister of Infrastructure, Eunice Silva, to strengthen links of cooperation and mutual understanding in the areas of urban rehabilitation of historic centres.

The Municipal Library Almeida Garrett features the second session of reading in English for families with children from the age of 3 years, on 8 February. Prior registration is mandatory and the second session of 2020 is scheduled for 3.30pm at the Almeida Garrett Municipal Library (BMAG). Participants are invited to the reading of the tale "Three Little Pigs".

Porto was voted European City of the Year at the 2020 Urbanism Award, in a ceremony that took place in London, on 27 November 2019 and Sheffield does the following: it states in an ad to MIPIM that "It probably won't surprise you that Porto won European City of the Year 2020. It probably will surprise you that Sheffield was one of the other two finalists". Go Sheffield!

The Municipal Nursery of Porto produces over 600,000 plants per year, thus providing the impetus for a gradual greening of the city of Porto and the entire Metropolitan Area. This grows indeed the seeds of future planting!

Applications are open for the 11th edition of the UPTEC' Startups, the Science and Technology Park of Porto. Deadline is 8th March. Entrepreneurs with ideas in the fields of arts, science, technology, health and environment can apply.

The Scottish band The Waterboys are the newest additions to North Music Festival lineup. The Portuguese band Sensible Soccers will open the concert on 23 May.

The emblematic shop Casa Vicent in downtown Porto now hosts the project The Cave Photography. As of Saturday, 1st February, this landmark building in Porto will sell, trade and exchange photography, under an educational approach that will be built throughout the year.