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Quinta do Covelo already has a Dog Park and "man's best friends" can already play and exercise freely in the space. The dog park equipment has two different areas, and the works amounted to approximately 3800 sq. m. Check it out!

The collective Circolando unfolds its celebratory year with the performance "20.20" that takes to the stage at Teatro Carlos Alberto, on 3rd September, "marking 20 years of existence, of partying, perspiration, and fragments and memories, which overflow from the bodies on stage".

By the time September arrived, both children and grown-ups were already convinced that the Water Pavilion is a must go place for holidays and weekends alike. The furore led to that institution extending the offering of a ticket at the Water Pavilion, for children up to 12 years old, when purchasing another adult ticket every Thursday and Friday for the first half of September.

Porto Book Fair 2020 features a Cinema Cycle that is forged on the artwork by Lynn Hershman Leeson, who granted an exclusive interview to Porto.; read all about it here.

The Teatro Municipal do Porto (TMP) resumes its activity on 17th September, six months after the lockdown due to the pandemic. Nevertheless, as early as 8th September, the 2020/2021 season is officially presented at the Grand auditorium of Theatre Rivoli, at 7pm. Entrance is free, but previous ticket collection is mandatory. The session will comply with the health measures in place, issued by the DGS.

The "Cultura em Expansão" is back on 4th, 5th and 6th September, with three outdoor shows. This new calendar of activities features 38 performances till the end of the year. Also, there are new rules to comply with.

Ernst Ingmar Bergman, the Swedish director, writer and producer deemed as one of the "greatest artists of the Twentieth Century", produced and directed over sixty films and documentaries for cinema and television, which include films such as Sommarnattens leende (1955), The Seventh Seal (1957), Wild Strawberries (1957), Persona (1966), Viskningar och rop (1972), Scener ur ett äktenskap (1973) and Fanny and Alexander (1982).

The Alameda Shop & Spot inaugurates a virtual exhibition themed ""Nelson Mandela da Caricatura Internacional", on 1st September. The exhibition displays 40 caricatures in the framework of the international competition PortoCartoon-World Festival. This is a tribute to the Nobel peace laureate of 1993, Nélson Mandela, and it is especially relevant to convey a message of tolerance against racism.

iLoF - Intelligent Lab on Fiber startup from Porto, established at INESC TEC and incubated at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto - FMUP, ranks among the 150 most promising startups at world level in the field of digital health, according to the CB Insights ranking, an American tech market intelligence platform that provides data on venture capital, startups, patents and partnerships.

Porto City Hall, via the municipal company Ágora and Runporto joined to organise the initiative themed "Porto Saudável" ["Healthy Porto"] with the goal of taking participants through iconic places in the city of Porto, whilst boosting their wellbeing. Go to Runporto's site for applications and more information. October registrations are already available.