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One of the most acknowledged Japanese filmmakers in the West, Akira Kurosawa produced renowned filmography, which are on display at Campo Alegre Municipal Theatre, from 17th September till 30th October. Seven films, in digital restored copies, five of which were never presented in a movie theatre in Portugal, will be screened at Porto Municipal Theatre - Campo Alegre.

The "Porto Saudável" programme is here until December ends to boost your fitness success. This initiative is about helping participants to stay fit and healthy. It is promoted by the municipal company Ágora, and organised by Runporto.

This is one of the most awaited shows of the year: "Mal - Embriaguez Divina" by Marlene Monteiro Freitas takes to the stage at the Grand Auditorium at Rivoli, on 29 and 30 October. This play debuted in Hamburg about two months ago and was presented, for the first time in Portugal in Lisbon, at Culturgest. On stage, there is a tribune where nine performers explore evil under diverse ways. This performance includes carnival, cinematic, poetic, philosophical and also political and ideological...

Enter autumn grey days with a jazz agenda. Concerts kicked off on 4th October and conclude on 25th October. Although this fall has a different tune to it, jazz has it all: the harmony, it is a fuller music genre and it can sooth restlessness. This is "Outono em Jazz" 8th initiative and it brings along the best of contemporary jazz in Porto.

FIMP - the International Puppet Festival of Porto is back to the theatres of Porto Municipal Theatre (TMP), between 10 and 18 October, featuring national debuts that will be on show on theatres and in an online format, as well. The Campo Alegre Theatre welcomes the play "Uma Coisa Longínqua", on 15th October, at 9pm, by Teatro do Ferro and composer Carlos Guedes.

Artwork that sprung from waste collected in the beaches of the Invicta is on display in the entrance hall of the Rectory building of the University of Porto. It will be on show till 31 December. Entrance is free.

Why not venture into Portuguese Centre of Photography and appreciate the work by photojournalist Alfredo Cunha, who displays his time and mind in an exhibition that portrays half a century of snapshotting reality (1970-2020), to his own accord.

The Mayor of Porto, Rui Moreira has expressed to Porto Civil Protection District Commission the Municipality's readiness to collaborate in the guidelines that are being defined by that entity to contain the spread of the new coronavirus. In a letter sent to the Mayor of Gondomar, Marco Martins, who presides over that Commission, Rui Moreira indicates the available spaces for the purpose of operating as a district support facility, namely the Youth Hostel. The Municipality of Porto ensures...

i3S researcher, Flávia Castro was awarded the Best Poster under the conference "Cancer Biology: from basic to Translational Research", by the Portuguese League Against Cancer (LPCC) for her work in the area of breast cancer. The poster was presented during the Web Conference Cancer Biology: from basic to Translational Research.

Porto City Hall commenced the rehabilitation works of the vaulted ceiling of the chapel at the Agramonte Cemetery, an endeavour that comprises the replacement of the building roof, with the deployment of a waterproof canvas, and the repair of the metallic coating sealing as well, at the bureau higher floor.