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Their Majesties, the King and the Queen of the Belgians have visited Porto in the context of a State Visit to Portugal. Their entourage included entrepreneurs, business people, and academics. King Philippe stated that "we will meet business people who represent ancient and sacred traditions in winemaking and agriculture, as well as highly contemporary companies active in new sectors, such as e-commerce, renewable energy and software. And this afternoon, at UPTEC, we will see how a hundred...

The leader of the Russian activist group Pussy Riot, Nadya Tolokonnikova, is on the line up for the Forum of The Future in Porto this November, to discuss the idea that Greece is not only home to the schools of philosophy founded by Plato and Aristoteles but also home to a Practical Philosophy that created the "artistic activism".

Speakers and experts of museums, the Academia and sports institutions, foreign and domestic will meet in Porto on 26 October to debate the importance of sport heritage.

"The Hip to da Hop" is a documentary-style film showing the Hip-Hop Culture in Portugal, directed by António Freitas and Fábio Silva. The film features a journey through Portugal, showcasing the work of more than 40 artists and musicians, writers, b-boys such as Odeith, Orelha Negra, Mundo Segundo, Chullage and NBC. It premieres on 25 October countrywide.

The Kings of The Belgians, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde will visit Porto, in the context of the State Visit of the monarchs to Portugal. Their Majesties will be welcomed by the Mayor of Porto, Rui Moreira, at 10.35 am, in the Town Hall.

Medeia Filmes features The Grapes of Wrath (single session), by John Ford and Fahrenheit 11/9 (preview), by Michael Moore on 30 October, at the Pequeno Auditório at Rivoli.

The romantic comedy "Nos Batailles" [Our Struggles], co-written and directed by the French-Belgian Guillaume Senez, will be opening the 19th edition of the French Cinema Festival, on 23 October, at 10 pm, at Rivoli.

Saturday was the last day of the 43rd edition of the Portugal Fashion show. This event was held at Porto Customs, from 18 till 20 October and gathered about 35 thousand visitors.

Teachers and students of the Erasmus+ Group Work, from countries such as Belgian, Slovenia, Greece, Italy and Sweden, together with the Conservatory of Music of Porto, which is the host institution of this meeting, are in Porto to present the STEAM Project, a pedagogical methodology that uses Science(S), Technology (T), Engineering (E), Art(A) and Mathematic(M), to materialise learning objectives.

The exhibition themed "Recent Work" by Mark de Paola is on show at Leica Gallery Porto till 5 January 2019. This exhibit is the consequence of years of artwork production by the American photographer and it features portrait, landscape, artistic nude, and dead material.