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Porto Pianofest 2020 will make its online debut for one week in August. Amid the pandemic, nearly all cultural activities had to be adjusted to meet the necessary Covid-19 control measures. The fifth edition of this festival will write a new chapter in its history and the good news is that over 70 musicians will take to this different platform to reach audiences worldwide this August. All about this event spells perfect.

The Absolute National Championship is ongoing till 19th July at the Invicta, with tennis players Frederico Silva and Gastão Elias qualifying for the quarter-final matches. For women's competitions, Francisca Jorge, top player also qualified for the quarter-final match. The athlete from Guimarães will play against Bárbara Balancho.

Enhancing wellbeing with walks and physical exercise at the Oriental Park is the offer for this Sunday, and it looks like the weather is chilling a bit, so the better it will feel. Between 10am and 11am, there is the free session of the municipal programme "Domingos em Forma", boosted by Ágora - Cultura e Desporto do Porto.

The Urban Market - Meet Designers & Makers is back in Porto for this entire weekend. On 18th and 19th July, from 10am to 6pm, two iconic places in town, the Hard Club and Praça da Alegria, in Bonfim host this event. The event is prepared in compliance with all the Covid-19 control measures, issued by the General Directorate for Environmental Health and Porto City Hall.

Typically, nice weather and charming neighbourhoods create the perfect weekend and Porto nailed it with free car zones to offer pedestrians the best way to enjoy the city, strolling around the traffic free areas, both in downtown Porto and in the Historic city centre and reaching shops, restaurants or esplanades. This is especially important during the pandemic, as it enables people to enjoy outdoors in a more safely manner.

The most popular film by Fellini, La Dolce Vita screens at Campo Alegre, on 6th August and marks the debut of the cinema cycle devoted to one of the great filmmakers of the Twentieth century. The cycle concludes on 10th September.

Fine art is always an engaging topic and an experience to be shared with family or friends, and as of 13th July, the Museum of FC Porto features the exhibition themed ""Dragõezinhos Ilustrados" ("Illustrated little Dragons", free translation), at the multipurpose room. The exhibit also offers activities delivered by the Educational Service of the Museum and is targeted at all ages.

Casa das Artes shows remarkable films to freshen up routines and enlighten moods. The programming had to shut down due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic; but the good news is that this film club in Porto has got your late afternoons and evenings covered.

The Porta-Jazz event is organising a new initiative themed "Quintal Porta-Jazz", where the stage is brought outside, which is outstanding, especially with the good weather in town.

Rediscover what it means to embark on a historic train as "Miradouro", which connects Porto to Poçinho. That train ride had been suspended in 2019, but now it is back on track "to ensure all inter regional connections between Porto and Pocinho", as announced CP - Comboios de Portugal.