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"The Smart City Innovator Award" was granted to the city of Porto, under the Annual Investment Meeting Conference, for its innovation ecosystem. The ceremony was held in Dubai today. In addition, the support by InvestPorto to Critical TechWorks was also acknowledged with second best place in the Investment Promotion category.

The ceremony of the signing of the Consignment Agreement of the former Slaughterhouse in Campanhã has been held on 21st October, and that day will stand as a landmark date for the city. The Mayor of Porto said it: "Today is a good day for Porto!".

Porto Municipal Theatre (TMP) features a cycle on the work by Marlene Monteiro Freitas, themed "Foco Marlene", from 21 to 30 October. The choreographer and dancer's creative doing, a household name all across international stages, comprises the presentation of two plays, her newest project and a symposium that features free activities as cinema sessions and conferences.

This coming Monday, 26th October, the Municipal Executive will vote the agreement on the free administration of the flu vaccine, under a cooperation protocol between Porto City Hall, the Northern Regional Health Administration (ARS), the National Association of Pharmacies (ANF) and the Association Dignitude, to provide free flu vaccines in pharmacies to people from age 65.

'Manoel de Oliveira Fotógrafo' is the theme of the exhibit that inaugurates this 23rd October at the Casa do Cinema Manoel de Oliveira, in Serralves, unveiling a somewhat unknown facet of the renowned Portuguese film director. The exhibition also features a cinema cycle, a conferences programme and a catalogue.

'A Cidade do Depois' ["The After City", free translation] is the theme of this year's edition of the cinema festival Porto/Post/Doc, which runs between 20 and 29 November, both on site an online, at the usual venues: Rivoli, Passos Manuel and Porto Planetarium.

The city of Porto launched a mupi campaign to raise awareness on the importance of complying with the preventive measures regarding the fight against Covid-19. This is the latest advertising by the Municipality of Porto, owing to the pandemic. These messages are meant to reach broader audiences and disseminate the effective message that every individual behaviour makes a difference and has great collective impact in the fight against the new coronavirus.

For the third consecutive year, Porto Tennis Club hosts the International wheelchair Tennis Tournament. The competition kicked off on 19th October and concludes today, 21st October. The event is included in the ITF Futures Series, and it athletes from different nationalities, namely Portugal, Brazil, Austria, Holland, Italy, Greece and France.

During the 2020/2021 season, the REMUPI, the Municipal Network of pools managed by Ágora, still offers happy hours during the afternoon, with discounts of circa 50%. This promotion is aimed at users with the "free transit" modality (pool and gymnasium).

The Theatre Carlos Alberto premières "Folle Époque", on 22nd October, at 9pm, a performance by the Collective SillySeason. The show will be on stage until 25th October and it offers "a parallel between present time and an era of prosperity and bankruptcy".