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City Café promotes a webinar on "The importance of privacy in an increasingly digital world" ("A importância da privacidade num mundo cada vez mais digital"), on 28 July, at 13.30pm. Participation is free. Apply now.

One of the most exquisite hotels of 19th century Porto will be rehabilitated for long term housing. We are talking about the Hotel do Louvre, which will be renovated while keeping the original architecture layout. The works are estimated to last circa 12 months.

Porto City Hall organises a vibrant getaway in town, on 26th July that includes sports activities, such as fencing, pat cycles, and also street entertainment with visits by clowns, sea monsters and colour Brigades. If you are already daydreaming about these activities, know that they will be carried out in the three temporary pedestrian areas in town that are car free zones for the weekend, with the goal of boosting local trade, inviting people to go outside and enjoying public space in Porto.

That Obscure Object of Desire (Ese oscuro objeto del deseo) concludes the screening of films devoted to the cycle 25x Buñuel at Theatre Campo Alegre, on 26th July, at 3.30pm.

This weekend in town the weather invites to experience outings that can reset our body and mind. And what better chance to do so than with the municipal programme Days with Energy, currently extended to other locations in town? We thought so too. So, on 25th and 26th July, free outdoor classes are held for Saturday and Sunday mornings, complying with all public health measures issued by the DGS amid the current pandemic, namely social distancing, compulsory use of face masks and hand...

Urgent investment in the recapitalisation of companies, technological innovation of the industry and the commitment to differentiate tourism offer: this is the tripod "Northern solution" for the post pandemic period advanced by Rui Moreira. In an opinion article signed by the Mayor of Porto in the Jornal de Notícias, Rui Moreira calls for a joint action in the Region in winning the resources that are available for the economic recovery and alerts that "the contribution to TAP" is a sign of...

There are meaningful events that one is longing to take this weekend, and that could well be the visit to the exhibit "A new Age of Exploration - 130 years of National Geographic", whose display has been extended till 27th December 2020, due to the forced shutdown amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Porto is a magnet for entrepreneurship and innovation. Exactly so! One of the latest examples is the construction of Porto Business Plaza. The development of this real estate kicked off already and it is taking over two floors at the former central shopping.

The new stage "Quintal Porta-Jazz", aka "Porta-Jazz backyard", brings to town eight concerts with Portuguese and foreign artists, and this weekend, on 26th July, it is time for Eurico Costa Trio, featuring Eurico Costa, guitar player from Porto, Demian Cabaud, on the double bass and Marcos Cavaleiro, on the drums. In compliance with the preventive measures under the ongoing pandemic, occupancy is limited and prior reservations is mandatory.

Within the coming weeks, the project works of the Pink Line will commence, as well as the extension work for the Yellow Line, according to a statement by the company, which highlighted that this is the ongoing largest public investment in Portugal.