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Typically, nice weather and charming neighbourhoods create the perfect weekend and Porto nailed it with free car zones to offer pedestrians the best way to enjoy the city, strolling around the traffic free areas, both in downtown Porto and in the Historic city centre and reaching shops, restaurants or esplanades. This is especially important during the pandemic, as it enables people to enjoy outdoors in a more safely manner.

The most popular film by Fellini, La Dolce Vita screens at Campo Alegre, on 6th August and marks the debut of the cinema cycle devoted to one of the great filmmakers of the Twentieth century. The cycle concludes on 10th September.

Fine art is always an engaging topic and an experience to be shared with family or friends, and as of 13th July, the Museum of FC Porto features the exhibition themed ""Dragõezinhos Ilustrados" ("Illustrated little Dragons", free translation), at the multipurpose room. The exhibit also offers activities delivered by the Educational Service of the Museum and is targeted at all ages.

Casa das Artes shows remarkable films to freshen up routines and enlighten moods. The programming had to shut down due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic; but the good news is that this film club in Porto has got your late afternoons and evenings covered.

The Porta-Jazz event is organising a new initiative themed "Quintal Porta-Jazz", where the stage is brought outside, which is outstanding, especially with the good weather in town.

Rediscover what it means to embark on a historic train as "Miradouro", which connects Porto to Poçinho. That train ride had been suspended in 2019, but now it is back on track "to ensure all inter regional connections between Porto and Pocinho", as announced CP - Comboios de Portugal.

Porto City Hall congratulates Futebol Clube do Porto on the victory yesterday, 15th July, in a game against Sporting, in the Dragão Stadium. FC Porto is now National Champion 2019/20. The match ended in a comfortable 2-0 for the "azuis e brancos", with goals by players Danilo and Marega.

Two hundred and fifty years after the first brick was laid, the Hospital of Santo António, will have its facade renovated by the Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Porto. The cleansing of the hospital's facade is estimated at a half million euros and the Municipality of Porto will help support the endeavour, as a patron.

Porto Municipal Assembly approved the contract to establish an eco-track in the former Customs Railway branch, which was deactivated in 1989. The Municipal Executive unanimously approved this immediate solution, while a public discussion to debate the possible definitive solution to the railway branch is being prepared.

The 2020 edition of the Leiden Ranking - Center for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS), which measures an institution's performance across bibliometric results, ranked the University of Porto among the 100 best in the world for scientific performance.