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Porto Tennis Club will play host to the International wheelchair Tennis Tournament, from 18 to 22 September. The event is included in the ITF Futures Series, and it gathers 32 athletes from eight different nationalities, singles and pairs, namely Portugal, Spain, Netherlands, Ireland, Poland, Finland and England.

Queer Porto is back in Rivoli from 10 to 14 October. This is the 4th edition of this International Cinema Festival and the main guest is the American writer Dennis Cooper, who will attend the festival to present the film "Permanent Green Light" that he has co-directed with Zac Farley. The festival's organization also highlights Carolee Schneemann's Film Paintings, a range of eclectic documentaries on how the Queer culture has impacted the fashion industry, the Mont de Dutor and Liad Hussein...

Portugal Fashion and ModaLisboa agreed on an understanding that set up the landmark agreement that will benefit both designers and Portuguese fashion industry. This protocol marked the end of the "back to back" living in fashion terms in the country. The cooperation agreement defines that designers and fashion shows work together, for added value services and products, starting this October with the joint Fashion Week.

The Portuguese Women in Tech Awards (PWIT) is a project aimed at awarding leading female experts in the tech panel, within the national entrepreneurial ecosystem. This was one of the eight selected initiatives, in a total of 57 applications, in the context of the ScaleUp Porto Open Call, sponsored by Porto City Hall.

The Poveiros Square presents the shortest performance of the I Porto International Circus Festival. The Toron Blues Company features "Rouge", a 15 minute act, short but intense, created and performed by Clémentine Lamouret and Elsa Caillat. The streets will also be enlivened by the Portuguese Company Marimbondo, the only one to perform a "Show in motion". For around 30 minutes, the "Banda Rumtatá" will deliver joy and high spirits to passers-by, featuring circus music, dixieland, juggling,...

Since time immemorial, animals that are part of our world have captured our imagination, and have influenced several art forms. This influence is particularly true of contemporary jewellery, jewellery inspired by animals that has helped reshape the art of Portuguese jewellers. The range is limitless, from gold, to silver and to precious gems, Portuguese jeweller Luíz Ferreira has created art pieces inspired in the animal kingdom who travelled the world. And still do!

Urban Market bids farewell to summer with a picnic on 14, 15 and 16 September at Praça das Cardosas and on 20 and 21 September at Garden Infante Dom Henrique. Portugal Lovers invites for some of summer's best days, as blossoming season is coming to a close. This event is entrance free, and operating hours are from 11 am to 7 pm. This initiative is supported by Porto City Hall and Porto Lazer.

Porto plays host to the Smart Capital event, promoted by the International Venture Club (IVC) jointly with Porto City Hall. The aim of this initiative is to gather business innovators, managers of investment funds and independent investors for doing business.

Jewellery exudes significance and elegance, be it the pieces that average people can afford to the extravagant collections that only the elite few can aspire to. Collectiva, an independent platform of author jewellery, has summoned designers from all over the world to a unique show of contemporary jewellery in Porto.

The twelfth edition of Porto Half Marathon is one of the races to look forward this year in Porto. The starting pistol will be on 16th September, at 10 am. This sports event should bring together 12 to 13 thousand participants, from 40 different nationalities.