News Porto.

The European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture Mies van der Rohe shortlisted 19 Portuguese projects, out of which five are from Porto, namely the São João de Deus neighbourhood in Porto, once a derelict place, in the eastern part of the city.

Medeia Filmes is delivering the “Quarentena Cinéfila” again, amid the second lockdown, with preventive pandemic measures keeping everything closed, but with this initiative on, it is possible to connect movie theatres and audiences. The Cinephile Quarantine resumes on 11th February with films by Bertolucci and Basquiat. In the meantime the “Raridades” special programme is ongoing.

During this second lockdown, accept the invitation by Fonoteca do Porto (Porto Audio Room) and, wile at home, get to know Italian composer Carlo Gesualdo, a sixteenth century composer, who is known for writing intensely expressive madrigals and pieces of sacred music. The Fonoteca do Porto continues to share its passion for music by according on Spotify delightful playlists that intertwine the history of music with contemporary culture.

The project “AtlaS.WH – Atlantic Area Heritage: Sustainability of World Heritage Urban Sites”, led by the city of Porto, by Porto City Hall and by Porto Vivo, SRU, invites the community, visitors and tourists included, to actively participate in the draft of the Management and Sustainability Plan for the “Historic Centre of Porto, Luiz I Bridge and the Mosteiro da Serra do Pilar”.

The rehabilitation works of the vaulted ceiling of the chapel at the Agramonte Cemetery and of the chapel at the Prado do Repouso Cemetery, at the Bonfim parish, have been completed. Porto City Hall commenced the rehabilitation works to protect historical buildings, which require extra care and attention to detail, as not to endanger the original features and materials, as historic heritage are our link to the past and bygone eras.

The first phase of the programme “Desporto para Todos” (“Sports for All”, free translation) opens on 5th February. Thus far, the National Sports Programme has supported 1.341 projects.

It’s time to go beyond and above the pandemic blues and start thinking of must-go places for 2021 (that’s right!). Take cues from Forbes magazine and be marvelled with Douro and its vineyards.

The reading of the “Diário da Peste”, by Gonçalo M. Tavares, is broadcasted this evening at Rádio Estação, available on the City Museum new website, online at www.museudacidadeporto.pt.

Congratulations to the Puppet Museum of Porto! Today, the Puppet Museum celebrates its 8th anniversary and “even though doors cannot be open to invite everyone in, know that we will be waiting to celebrate together, as puppets do not die”, as sated on the Puppet Museum Facebook page.

SWORD Health is to hire in Porto as a result of the increase in demand for digital physiotherapy to replace in-person sessions, owing to the new confinement. SWORD Health, which has been developing this solution since 2015, invested nearly 21 million euros in this platform and is to hire staff to work in its office in Porto.