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123 terraces in Porto have been granted licenses to expand areas. Expansion rate at 60%.

It is a week now that Porto City Hall launched the special regime for outdoor terraces and patios to apply for area expansion; so far, 123 terraces were granted permission and the expansion is at a 60% rate.

Guindais Funicular was desinfected today and reopens on 18th May

The Guindais Funicular was decontaminated today so as to safely reopen to the public, starting on Monday, 18th May. The decontamination was carried out by the Firefighter Brigade of Porto (BSB), and it comprised both funicular booths and the two funicular stations, located at Gustavo Eiffel Avenue and Batalha.

Porto City Hall carries out serological testing to frontline municipal workers fighting Covid-19

Porto City Hall, in partnership with i3S- Health Research and Innovation Institute, through Ipatimup Diagnosis, carries out serological testing to assess the presence of antibodies to the SARS-CoV-2 in over 1500 municipal workers fighting the current pandemic.

Gustavo Eiffel and Paiva Couceiro Avenues conditioned traffic over the weekend

Gustavo Eiffel and Paiva Couceiro Avenues feature conditioned traffic over the weekend, starting tomorrow, 16th May. Traffic will be conditioned between 2pm and 7pm Saturday and 9am and 7pm Sunday. This traffic constraint also applies to Luis I Bridge and Freixo.

Animal Assembly Centre is open to the public upon prior appointment

The newly established Animal Assembly Centre, located in the parish of Campanhã, opens doors to the public for the first time, this week. However, due to the current public health crisis, there are preventive measures to be taken to animal visits at the centre, namely prior appointments and the mandatory use of a face mask. Also, social distancing rules must be observed.

Must-see movies to watch at home with Medeia Filmes

The time we spend at home should be quality time; that is why the Cinephile Quarantine streams the best must-see movies this weekend. Be sure to watch "Secrets & Lies", by Mike Leigh, streamed from 14th to 16th May and "Mia Madre" by Nanni Moretti, to watch from 16th May to 19th May, with Medeia Filmes and Teatro Municipal Campo Alegre.

Porto. field hospital set up to handle Covid-19 patients closes but remains in standby

The field hospital "Porto." that was set up at Super Bock Arena- Pavilhão Rosa Mota, to handle coronavirus patients a month ago will close by the end of the week but it will be fully operational again if needed.

Essential wellbeing exercises with Ágora

Municipal Company Ágora - Culture and Sports of Porto releases optimal training exercises, namely cycling, judo, karate, stretches, Latin dances or functional training or even more relaxing challenges as judo, Pilates or yoga on its Facebook page.

TNSJ streams top of the list event: Macbeth is on stream on 15th May, at 10pm

"Macbeth" by William Shakespeare is presented at Teatro Nacional São João (TNJS) online, on 15th May. At 10pm. Direction, set and costume design by Nuno Carinhas.

Lufthansa resumes Porto route starting 18th May

Lufthansa will extend its operations to Porto starting 18th May. The German airliner will operate three weekly flights between Frankfurt and Porto.