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Porto City Hall has already invested circa 1 million euros to support historical shops, under the Porto de Tradição Municipal Fund to financially assist establishments and shops, regarding not only conservation and restoration projects, but also investment in modernisation and innovation that would guarantee business sustainability.

Porto City Hall is honouring the 658 municipal workers that have been serving the Municipality of Porto for 25 or more years. It is a way of paying tribute for the way in which they have shown solidarity and commitment to the public service. This initiative is named “Clube de Prata” (“Silver Club) and was first implemented by Porto City hall in 2014, by the team of Mayor Rui Moreira. Since that time, this event is highly regarded both by the workers and the head offices.

Starting today, and until 6 May, the Serralves Foundation holds in-person and videoconference meetings with cultural agents, experts, academics and representatives of the artistic and cultural sector, as well as European leaders, with the main purpose of discussing and debating the impact of culture on social, economic and territorial cohesion in Europe.

Porto City Hall is installing car and pedestrian traffic monitoring systems to assess urban mobility in the city. These macro pilot applications correspond to pilot activities that study the evolution of transport network connected with mobility – car and pedestrian traffic – in urban and metropolitan areas.

Every Tuesday, until the end of June, Serralves features cinema sessions inspired by the work of renowned Portuguese filmmaker Manoel de Oliveira. The programme “Cinema and Photography: Visões Espectrais” invites audiences to discuss both photo and film as means of expression from the point of view of death. The starting point of the cinema cycle is the film “O Estranho Caso de Angélica”, by Manoel de Oliveira. The plot revolves around a picture of a newly-deceased girl who is smiling.

Porto City Hall provided the Super Bock Arena - Pavilhão Rosa Mota, as unanimously adopted during the Executive Meeting held yesterday, to the Portugal League Thinking Football Summit, a European event that will take place between 2 and 5 September. The Thinking Football Summit, which is promoted by the Portugal League, will have an estimate financial impact of 4.5 million euros. The support to the implementation of this initiative is formalised for four editions, until 2024.

The landmark building will reopen on 15 May, offering splendour with heightened comfort and innovation, with improved tour circuits and itineraries. Moreover, upon purchase of a ticket, the institution offers a free one.

Dog is Man’s best friend, indeed. In Porto, Ânimas (Associação Portuguesa para a Intervenção com Animais de Ajuda Social) is implementing the “projecto Envolver” to help senior citizens take the first steps into an active life, following two lockdowns and preventive restrictive measures. The project is about encouraging the elderly to go back to an active life with the help of these companion animals that play an important role in reducing stress and anxiety.

Supporting local businesses in Porto: the campaign comes into effect today, 3rd May, and the municipal investment can amount to as much as 500 thousand euros. The Municipality of Porto takes over the 2-euro rebate in purchase equal or greater than 20 euros, up to a maximum of 100 euros per buying, in retail business that are included in the programme. This support programme is in place until 30 July and it is entirely supported by Porto City Hall.

Luís Ceríaco, biologist and curator of the National History Museum of the University of Porto (MHNC-UP), was awarded a National Geographic Society Grant to study in the Serra da Neve in Angola, one of the most unchartered and fascinating regions in the African continent.