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WOMEX Festival is scheduled for October 2021, in Porto. The application period for artists to take part in the line-up at Casa da Música is ongoing. The World Music Expo, one of the most relevant music support and development projects in the global music scene will make its absolute debut in Portugal, in the city of Porto and it will gather thousands of music lovers and music makers in the Invicta, from over 90 countries.

Get your information right with the support of the students of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto (FCUP), under the “Ciência em 3 minutos” [“three minutes of Science”, free translation] project. The purpose is to counter the level of misinformation battling for people’s attention on social media.

Step into the weekend with this on your mind: Serralves and CIIMAR invite for a free online chat on sea potential for the production of medicinal products at world level, under the topic “A Química Secreta dos Oceanos” [“The secret chemistry of Oceans”, free translation].

Don’t thrown in the towel, confinement is no excuse to becoming a couch potato, as the online programme “Domingo Saudável” [“Healthy Sunday”, free translation], on 24th January, at 10 am, will help you boost your stamina. The sessions, organised by Runporto, take to the online platform and are free of charge.

The Mayor of Porto City Hall, Rui Moreira will make available all Municipal police and logistical resources to the Metropolitan Command of the Porto Public Safety Police (PSP), starting at 12 o’clock midnight today. The goal is to unite efforts of both police forces in fighting the pandemic.

Global innovation service provider Zühlke expanded business with the opening of a branch office in Porto and the staff recruiting commenced already, even though inauguration is due for February next.

Next Monday, 25th January, the pedestrian walkway, in Rua Formosa, will be temporarily suspended to remove the metallic passageway that is placed alongside building’s facade. This endeavour will take three days to complete.

Rua de José Falcão, which had been blocked to traffic due to a water pipe breakage and pavement slide, caused by extreme weather conditions, reopened to traffic circulation, as the Águas do Porto team concluded the works. The traffic lane had collapsed overnight, this Thursday, and the Municipal Civil Protection, the Municipal Police and the Porto Firefighter Battalion were on site to attend to the situation.

It is a best virtual tour that will provide visitors with the chance to get to know the fascinating 500 million years of History and treasures that are just a click away: the “Museu da Farmácia do Porto” virtually “opens doors” and get to know the museum collections and the 97 items made available to this virtual visit”, as informed by the Museum Administration in a press release.

As the pandemic infection rates accelerate, municipal outdoor sports equipment are also closed and access is restricted; namely, Ramalde Skate Park and the athletics track of the Ramalde Sports Park/Inatel.