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The Fonoteca do Porto, aka Porto Audio Room shares its passion for music by according on Spotify a playlist of the best compositions by Portuguese piano player Vianna da Motta.

The Municipal Executive led by Rui Moreira will include in the 2021 Municipal Budget an extension of the support measures to economic operators in town till the end of 2021. The measure represents a budget impact of over 315 thousand euros.

knok, a scale up company of UPTEC – Science and Technology Park of Porto has just finished an investment round of 1.7 million euros. This capital injection will be applied in increasing globalisation and the development of a video consultation platform to facilitate the doctor-patient communication.

The next edition of “Inaugurações Simultâneas” [“Simultaneous Inaugurations”, free translation], at the Miguel Bombarda arts district, scheduled for 14th November, is postponed for a new date: 17th November, when galleries are open to welcome visitors and the programme is on until January.

The TNSJ will adjust sessions and open doors within the curfew hours, in line with the Governments’ measures, as regards weekend performances. Starting this next Saturday 14th November, the performances to National Theatre São João (TNSJ) will be altered and sessions will take to the morning period.

Independent movie theatre Trindade Cinema is adjusting to the pandemic restrictions and delivers movie sessions on weekend mornings. The multi prized film Listen’, by Portuguese director Ana Rocha de Sousa will play on the big screen.

The 2020/2021 Bienal Fotografia do Porto open call brings a novelty: “Cidades na Cidade” [“Cities in the City”, free translation] is the motto of the programme that challenges artists from Spain and Portugal to develop photo projects on urban community initiatives in the field of ecological and social justice. Applications are free and run until 30th November. The grant is worth 2200 euros.

Porto Youth Hostel is already working as of 11th November, as a district hosting facility for people that are not infected with the new coronavirus, and the first beneficiaries are due to arrive within the coming days. The equipment is supplied with 35 beds, but its installed capacity can be doubled. In addition, the elderly who cannot rely on caretakers that have been infected by Covid-19 can be hosted at the Youth Hostel.

The winners of the 2nd edition of the Paulo Cunha e Silva Award in the field of Visual arts established by Porto City Hall for artists aged less than 40 years. The jury decided to award the six finalists: Basir Mahmood, Firenze Lai, Lebohang Kganye, Shaikha Al Mazrou, Song Ta and Steffani Jemison, and to distribute the monetary prize of 25 thousand euros among them all. The announcement is made, symbolically, on the same day that marks five years since Paulo Cunha e Silva passed away.

For several years now, municipal police officers take to the streets in Porto riding their bicycles. First there was surprise and astonishment; now it is just usual for residents and visitors to come across police officers on bikes. This is a proximity job and one that is more visible among residents. Officers António Ribeiro and Rui Silva, aged 53 and 51, respectively, and pioneers of Cycle Patrols in the Municipality of Porto.