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The building of the Rectory of the University of Porto dressed up to welcome the new students for the academic year 2020/2021. As tradition, newcomers are gifted a welcoming Kit, which takes place in an especially arranged space, following all the health measures, from 12 to 23 October. The kit includes a t-shirt, a tote bag, a cape and a bracelet that ensures privileged access to museums and venues in the city of Porto, and also a week free of the UPFit programme.

Porto is a glorious candidate to the World's Leading City Break Destination 2020. No doubt about that. The Invicta is the city where travellers can experience urban and rustic atmosphere combined in a city whose origins are cemented with hard work and ingenuity. You decide who wins, so vote for the best Leading City Break Destination in the world, as voting time is running till 25th October.

Portugal Fashion is back in Porto Customs, from 15th to 16th October, and the fashion shows will follow a format that is in compliance with all the health guidelines issued by the DGS. The event combines both the digital and the on-site formats. The fashion show calendar has already been announced and it "is engaged in displaying all the Portuguese fashion vitality". This edition presents the debut of Ernest W. Baker and the renowned Alexandra Moura, Alves/Gonçalves, David Catalán, Hugo Costa...

People coming and going in the streets of Foz Velha will have new street equipment that will make their lives easier to literally help them in their right of way. The endeavour to install handrails in a setup of streets in that area, thus improving pedestrian accessibility both for residents and visitors, was advanced by porto City Hall. The streets in this area are narrow and deeply steep, which causes constraints to residents' mobility. Handholds and railings will be installed, under the...

Queer Porto is back in Rivoli from 13 to 17 October. This is the 6th edition of this International Cinema Festival and programme comprises as diversified and relevant film selection and activities.

Santo António Hospital in Porto marks 250 years and announces the renewal of the building façade by the Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Porto, with the support of Porto City Hall. Upon invitation by the Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Porto, the owner of the building, to join the initiative, and seeing that the renovation of this national landmark building is especially significant for the City Hall, Porto City Hall has unanimously approved the initiative.

The French Cinema Festival is back for the 2020 edition and features premieres and a selection of French films that haven't yet been released in Portugal. The festival tours four cities - Lisbon, Porto, Coimbra and Almada and it takes to the Invicta from 29th October to 4th November, at Teatro Rivoli and Cine Trindade.

Cineclube do Porto, the oldest film society in Portugal celebrates its 75th anniversary. The date is celebrated with a cycle that tells the history of cinema throughout these past 75 years, from print film to digital era. The kick off film is Vampyr (1932) by Dreyer, to be screened on 15th October. The following film selection includes movies by Orson Welles, Bresson, Godard, Coppola and films such as "Sans Soleil", "Russian Ark" and "Under the Skin".

Autumn settles in, so the municipal programme Days with Energy (Dias com Energia) and "Sundays in Shape" (Domingos em Forma) are now held indoors, in municipal pavilions to guarantee the participant's comfort.

The 33rd annual Readers' Choice Awards survey provides a clear picture about where travellers "in the world go to" and "what they loved" the most. And it is no surprise that Porto ranks 7th in this survey, a city that Condé Nast Traveler describes as "modern and traditional meeting" and where "chefs, artists, and designers are bringing a new spirit to the city's old-world appeal".