News Porto.

"Voice for the Ocean Tour" is heading to Porto on 9 and 10 November, came rain or shine, at the Forte de São João Baptista, in Foz, organised by the Surfrider Foundation, the international non-profit organisation established in 1990 by a group of surfers, which is evermore engaged in raising global awareness on the issue of climate change and polluted oceans worldwide, and this time on the Portuguese coast.

Marina Warner, writer and mythology expert and Beatriz Colomina, historian and architecture theorist present "Sympósion", depicting the Socratic tradition of dialogue in light of modern allegories, everyday fare and artistic practice, which are influenced by different viewpoints of love, sexuality, beauty and gender, on 7 November, at 9.30 pm at Rivoli.

Porto and Bangkok have created a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), where the two parties agree to reach vital points of accord in establishing cooperation relationships in the tourism sector.

Forbes, the American business magazine, well known for its lists and rankings, features Porto as "the new hot destination in Portugal", and The Telegraph newspaper, described by the BBC as "one of the world's great titles", reviews "The best things to do in Porto". Come. Be inspired.

Vocal Group from Porto is in Check Republic representing Portugal at the Prague Cantat 2018. This competition gathers 22 vocal bands of 14 countries and it runs till 4 November in Prague.

For this American Writer, who was raised in a family who spoke French, Italian, Greek and Arabic, writing is "a way of liberating many things but in a way, it can also be a way of inhibiting so many other". André Aciman will be in Porto to talk about "Eros Unlimited: Excavating Desire", on 10 November at 7 pm, at Rivoli.

Over 16 thousand athletes will take part in the EDP Porto Marathon, for the first time debuting the Bronze Label Road Race. The starting pistol is set to 9 am, on 4 November, by Sealife Porto. The finish line is at Queimódromo (Porto City Park).

Porto hosts the Messiah by Handel on 11 December at Casa da Música (CdM). The concert is also performed by the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century and the ensemble Cappella Amsterdam, as well as the community participation of 200 choir members, who will be seated beside the audience for an interactive concert.

"Shop in Porto" is the new online platform to promote traditional trade in town. This initiative is part of the Porto City Hall strategy to boost and increase the sector attractiveness. The public presentation was held on 25 October at the Rectory of Porto University.

The city of Porto and Bridge Luís I host the newest Bollywood feature film production, on 31 October and on 2 November. The film is sponsored by Porto City Hall via Porto Film Commission, whose main goal is to encourage creativity by providing suitable conditions for audiovisual activities.