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The 6th Edition of NOS Primavera Sound Festival runs from 8 to 10 June in Parque da Cidade, the most appropriate place to celebrate the best assorted musical genres. The evening before, Porto starts celebrating.

Webhelp, premier global provider in customer experience outsourcing opens its new location in Porto, May 31. French multinational acknowledges the city of Porto as a highly beneficial ecosystem to delivering the expertise their clients expect.

Demetrios Fakinos, European Design Awards' founder and organizer, talked to Porto. about the Porto International Design Biennale, of which he was invited to be a member of the advisory board, and about the city of Porto.

Porto International Design Biennale will become a reality in 2019. This long term project was announced by Mayors of Porto, Rui Moreira and Matosinhos, Eduardo Pinheiro, May 27 at Rivoli.

Opera del Mediterraneo, directed by Maestro Fernando Alvarez, features "Rigoletto", an opera in three acts by Italian opera composer Giuseppe Verdi. The Italian libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave.

European Design Awards 2017 ceremony is right around the corner, with the event scheduled to take place May 27 at Rivoli, starting at 6:30 pm. The city is booming with creativity and genius, through workshops, exhibitions and studio walks summoning the community to a global debate on the role of communication design in society at large.

The "Installation de feu" ("Fire garden" in English) by French street art collection Carabosse will ablaze Porto at Amor de Perdição square, Saturday, 27 May, by creating a magical night time scenario, between 9 pm and midnight.

Pedro Mesquita and Paula Mourão Gonçalves debut "Abyssinia's Treasure" exhibition at Portuguese Photography Centre (CPF), located at the old Municipal Prison, May 26 at 9:30 pm.

The number of events, both domestic and international, hosted by the city of Porto is manifold, ranging from sports, entertainment and design to entrepreneurship and culture.

Choreographed and directed by Leonor Keil, "Bianca Branca" is a children's story that will be presented at Campo Alegre Theatre, 1 and 2 June, at 10:30 am and 3:00 pm.