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All the energy input in the Municipality of Porto and major municipal companies will be from a 100% renewable source. One of the main pillars of governance in Porto is sustainability and the Municipal Executive is in place to procure public tenders that promote energy supply from a renewable source.

The 6th edition of Open House Porto, scheduled for 4th and 5th July, is recruiting 400 volunteers to inform and guide visitors. Applications can be submitted till 20th April.

Front desk Porto Municipal Services are taking preventive measures till 3rd April, as a consequence of the fast spread of the new coronavirus and the risk of contamination. See what changed.

Given the current situation on Covid-19 and the rapid spread of the virus, Porto Institute for Public Health (ISPUP) launched an online forum to encourage citizens to present doubts and concerns regarding this public health problem.

Porto City Hall signed a partnership with the Foundation "la Caixa" and BPI to launch the programme "Proinfância" ["Pro Infancy", free translation]. This programme is aimed at fighting child poverty and social exclusion, by providing support to circa 150 families in the parishes of Campanhã, Lordelo do Ouro and Ramalde.

AddVolt EV Powerbank wants to facilitate electric battery charging; as such, it developed a powerbank in Porto, currently not available for purchase, but soon it might be available.

Porto airport ranks best European airport 2019 in the category of five to 15 million passengers by Airports Council International. This is the thirteenth time that Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport leads this category among airports in Europe, by ASQ quarterly surveys.

Porto Municipality is installing a new system for pedestrian crosswalks, in trafiic lights lamp posts all over the city. The new signposts placed by the pedestrian crossings are more appealing and instructive. The purpose is that pedestrians use this system, thus increasing road crossing safety.

The 25th edition of the Camellias celebration took place in Porto, hosted at Porto Customs, on 7th and 8th March. Take a look at the camellia exhibit that awarded the Best Camellia and the Best Portuguese Camellia and the Best Table Decoration.

Set the date: on 5th July head to Super Bock Arena - Pavilhão Rosa Mota, as Seu Jorge and Daniel Jobim will perform the most iconic songs by Tom Jobim, the internationally famous Brazilian composer, pianist, songwriter, arranger and singer.