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The Faculty of Engineering of Porto University (FEUP) hosts the Talk A Bit initiative, on 20 January to debate the impact of technology on society. This is the 6th edition of this event, organised by final-year students of the Computer and Engineering Software degree. The talk A Bit is a non-profit technology conference, which has been thriving since its inception in 2013.

Porto Municipal Theatre presents a journey through cult cinema, between Trieste and Porto, with Jeanne Balibar and Mathieu Amalric, on 23 January. The double session, which features two 35mm negative colour films, takes place at Rivoli and starts at 6.30 pm with the screening of "Le Stade de Wimbledon", by Mathieu Amalric, followed by the presentation of the film "Trois ponts sur la rivière" by Jean-Claude Biette at 10 pm.

Porto City Hall and ACP are studying the Street Stage format of Rally de Portugal in 2018. Porto City Hall finds that the investment on the Rally de Portugal is rather an attractive investment, and in 2017, this event even without the Porto Street Stage has had a return on investment up to 137 million euros to the country.

Rivoli turns 86 this Saturday, on January 20th and everyone is invited to the birthday party. All the events are free and the tickets can be picked up on the same day, from 10 am onwards, up to the limit of two per person.

Mayor of Porto, Rui Moreira, was the keynote speaker at the conference "Local authorities/regional authorities: models, strengths, risks and limits", on 15 January. This event took place in the context of the 6th Edition of the Week of the Republic of Cabo Verde.

The Palácio da Bolsa (Stock Exchange Palace) celebrates record number of visits - in 2017, about 360 thousand tourists have visited the landmark building, according to the Porto Trade Association (ACP). An increase of 6% regarding the same period last year.

Casa da Música (CdM) opens doors for four days (17 to 21 January) and invites the audience to participate in a set of events that are access free. Between today and Sunday, it is possible to watch rehearsals, take part in educational activities, watch films, visit the stage and backstage of the building that breathes and shares music for over a decade.

The cycle "document of the month", which aims to connect the people to the history of the city of Porto features a free session at Casa do Infante, on 18 January, starting at 3.30 pm. This session will remember the Portuguese from Porto who have made their fortune in Brazil in the 19th century, also known as "brasileiros de torna-viagem" [Comeback Brazillians].

Porto Planetarium invites to a Phantom hunt at the Centre for Live Science of Porto University on Saturdays and holidays, starting at 4.30 pm. The Science Centre of Porto University screens a full dome film session titled "The Phantom of the Universe". The purpose is to display something we cannot see, feel or touch, that neither emits nor reflects light, but it is everywhere: the dark matter.

The "Solving the unsolved Rare Diseases" project was recently funded by the European Commission, through the Horizon 2020. The amount of 250 thousand euros has already been found for the i3S Expression Regulation in Cancer research project led by Carla Oliveira.