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Dark Matter Day at Porto Planetarium free online session! Is this a great Halloween celebration or what?

The Day of Dark Matter is celebrated at Porto Planetarium- Living Science Centre to let you in one of the greatest mysteries of modern Astrophysics. Since Halloween is banging at our doors, what other great way could there be (you know, amid the pandemic and such) to commemorate the day of the year that is dedicated to remembering the dead, including hallows and ghosts? This online free event, via zoom, on 31st October, at 9pm will help understand that there's more to the Universe besides...

Álvaro Siza is awarded the National Architecture Award of Spain today in an online ceremony

Álvaro Siza, one of the most decorated architects in the world, is awarded today, in Spain, the National Architecture Award of Spain 2019 for outstanding work in his field. According to El País, the ceremony will be held during the afternoon, totally online, with interventions by Siza and the heads of the Spanish and Portuguese Governments.

STCP reminds passengers that there are obstacles to the travel between municipalities

STCP (Porto Bus Company of Porto) reminds passengers that there are circulation restrictions between districts, from today, 30th October (since midnight) and 6am on 3rd November. Thus, passengers should travel, as urged by the company, only according to the situations covered by the Law.

Porto will install exercise equipment in 18 parks across the city

The Municipality of Porto will install sports equipment in 18 green spaces in the city. The public tender is ongoing and the period to submit proposals runs until 13th November. This initiative will provide the opportunity to exercise outdoors for free. The main goal of such an endeavour is to make sure everyone, children and grownups have the perfect and suitable outdoor exercise equipment to keep a healthy lifestyle, for free. These sort of outdoor gym will be located in 18 parks across the...

Rivoli cancelled performances of 29th October and for the entire weekend

As an artist tested positive for Covid-19, Mayor of Porto, Rui Moreira decided to close Porto Municipal Theatre- Rivoli, starting on 29thg October and including the entire weekend.

The Community Association of the Pasteleira Neighbourhood is pleased with the work on improving public space

The Community Association of the Pasteleira Social District - Previdência/Torres assesses as globally positive the intervention that the Municipality of Porto recently concluded regarding the public space rehabilitation and enveloping space, namely dropped crossings, tactile paving (also called Tenji blocks or tactile ground surface indicators), rehabilitated pedestrian paths or even the relocation of waste collection islands. All this very much pleases the population, as stated Mayor of...

Porto is among the friendliest cities in Europe by Condé Nast Readers' Choice Awards 2020

The great news, not a novelty, though, as The Invicta has been included in several world rankings by Condé Nast for the past years, is that Porto is shortlisted as the fourth friendliest City in the World, as voted by readers of Condé Nast Traveller in the Readers' Choice Awards 2020. You know, "the places with the smiliest, most welcoming people" are waiting for visitors.

Porto municipal fleet promotes sustainable mobility

Porto municipal fleet has been replaced by environmentally friendly vehicles for the past three years now and the over 4 million kilometres covered by the electric and plug-in vehicles have not only enabled the Municipality to save half a million litters of fuel but also permitted the reduction in the carbon footprint, air pollutants and noise.

Career Summit goes digital to debate job market challenges amidst the ongoing pandemic

The 3rd edition of the Career Summit joined in a digital format on 28th October to debate what are the most significant challenges facing the labour market and what can be done in regards to career guidance. "Institutions, companies are facing challenges that were never seen before, and this brings challenges, adding to the many that already existed before the pandemic. Our reality has altered overnight", highlighted councillor for Housing and Social Cohesion, Fernando Paulo during the Career...

Casa Guerra Junqueiro inaugurates exhibition by Jorge Feijão on 30th October

The exhibition "Cadernos A & B: Prelúdio e Fuga", by artist Jorge Feijão, opens at the Gabinete de Desenho of Casa Guerra Junqueiro. The event is entrance free, upon space occupancy under the preventive Covid-19 measures and in strict compliance with the health measures in place issued by the health authorities. The display can be visited until 24 January 2021.