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Ernst Ingmar Bergman, the Swedish director, writer and producer deemed as one of the "greatest artists of the Twentieth Century", produced and directed over sixty films and documentaries for cinema and television, which include films such as Sommarnattens leende (1955), The Seventh Seal (1957), Wild Strawberries (1957), Persona (1966), Viskningar och rop (1972), Scener ur ett äktenskap (1973) and Fanny and Alexander (1982).

The Alameda Shop & Spot inaugurates a virtual exhibition themed ""Nelson Mandela da Caricatura Internacional", on 1st September. The exhibition displays 40 caricatures in the framework of the international competition PortoCartoon-World Festival. This is a tribute to the Nobel peace laureate of 1993, Nélson Mandela, and it is especially relevant to convey a message of tolerance against racism.

iLoF - Intelligent Lab on Fiber startup from Porto, established at INESC TEC and incubated at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto - FMUP, ranks among the 150 most promising startups at world level in the field of digital health, according to the CB Insights ranking, an American tech market intelligence platform that provides data on venture capital, startups, patents and partnerships.

Porto City Hall, via the municipal company Ágora and Runporto joined to organise the initiative themed "Porto Saudável" ["Healthy Porto"] with the goal of taking participants through iconic places in the city of Porto, whilst boosting their wellbeing. Go to Runporto's site for applications and more information. October registrations are already available.

Porto Book Fair, running from 28th August to 13th September, is also pleased to introduce this literary event as a recreational and educational happening for children, with organised and carefully prepared activities for the younger visitors that go along these cultural events. Take a look at what is happening and find some inspiration to take your children to the Book Fair.

The frequentation of beaches had to be balanced with the prevention measures regarding Covid-19. The city's lovely beaches and the nice and warm weather forecast for the coming days, resulted in the extension of the bathing season in Porto, till 13th September. This decision was announced by the Portuguese Environment Agency (APA). This decision was jointly taken by the APA and the Municipalities of Porto, Caminha, Esposende, Matosinhos, Póvoa de Varzim, Vila Nova de Gaia, Viana do Castelo an...

BMW and Portuguese company Critical Software joint venture, which have led to the establishment and settling in Porto city centre of the Critical TechWorks company, expect to have an annual turnover of 57 million euros in 2020 and want to hire more employees and set them to success.

Today is the last day to build on your skills with the free skate lessons at Ramalde Sports Park. This is the last Monday of an intense and largely attended initiative by Porto City Hall, via the municipal company Ágora. Classes only take 12 participants simultaneously, and are scheduled to take place between 5.30pm and 7.30pm.

Yesterday, the first musicians took to the stage, under the "Concertos de Bolso", organised by Maus Hábitos and the Terreiro of Casa do Roseiral transformed: musicians and audience got together for a long awaited rendez vous. Go experience these moments one of these days!

Spring was rather grim, with the lockdown rule due to the pandemic; but, summer is a different story, with outdoor events in parks and gardens to enliven spirits. One of such not to miss outdoor event is the Bossa Nova and "Choro" performance at Casa de São Roque, in the parish of Campanhã, on 29th August, which adapted to the current pandemic scenario, and organises outdoor cultural activities in compliance with preventive health measures, such as book presentations, wine tastings and live...