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The second Cycle of Simultaneous Openings 2018 begins on March 10, starting at 4 pm. In parallel to new exhibitions, there will be an outdoor programme of events that feature workshops open to the public, contemporary dance shows, in addition to the usual guided tours to nearby galleries.

Reputed pianist, Pedro Burmester will play the piano which belonged to Guilhermina Suggia, and that was acquired and restored by Porto City Hall, on March 10 at the Palacete dos Viscondes de Balsemão (Carlos Alberto Square), starting at 6 pm.

Natixis, the second-largest banking group in France, inaugurated its Technological and Information Skills Centre in Porto. The company started operating one year ago, and has hired over 300 people, "a high proportion of Portuguese workers, with an average age of 32 years". The goal is to reach "600 employees by the end of 2019", officials stated.

Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport has been ranked second best in Europe by Airports Council International, based on a passenger's survey. With demand for air travel in Porto Airport growing at a notable rate, the need for a world-class airport is at an all-time high. This distinction is awarded in the category of airports with annual traffic of over two million passenger movements. Porto Airport has clearly surpassed this threshold in 2017, with a traffic of more than 10 million passengers per...

Mayor of Porto, Rui Moreira in an interview to the Portuguese News Channel RTP2 stated he would like Portugal to have "political regions" rather than "administrative regions". Rui Moreira also spoke about tradition and innovation, about the economic good times the country is experiencing, and about the importance of tourism and exports.

The São Lourenço Church - aka Church of the Grilos - marks today the 350 years since the birth of Baroque master François Couperin (1668-1733), in a recital that gathers world-class artists. Starting at 7 pm today, this event is access free.

Feeling blue on account of the rainy days? Despair not! Prepare to enjoy a beautiful feeling of blue at the Porto Blues Fest next May. Book the event in your agenda: the evenings on 18 and 19 May will feature a Blues Festival, at the orchestra shell, at the Gardens of Palácio de Cristal, the perfect stage for a memorable concert.

The University of Porto is among the world's 300 best in 22 assessed areas, standing out specifically in Engineering and Technologies, a rise of 49 places from 2017, which represents the best result ever achieved by a Portuguese University.

Philosopher and Professor Fernanda Bernardo delivers a lecture on "O arco-íris da hospitalidade - hospitalidade's - cenas da relação ao outro", [The rainbow and the hospitality], at the Rivoli, starting at 6 pm.

The new edition of cultural programme "Cultura em Expansão" features a circus festival, an inflatable movie theatre, a mobile art gallery, and several other activities. Twenty one projects and sixty eight performances will be presented throughout this year's edition that will integrate all the city's parishes for the first time ever.