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During the weekend, the newest coastal patrol vessel will dock at Cais da Estiva, in Ribeira. The vessel, named "Douro" is open for visitors this Sunday, 16 July. This new ship will operate in the autonomous region of Madeira to engage in search and rescue duty at sea, as stated by the Navy. Its first mission is scheduled for 19 July.

In the latter half of August, 11 to 13, hundreds of geocachers will discover the city whilst looking for small treasures. The event, named "Love Love... Porto", comprises several parallel activities and is free of charge but registration is required.

The Portuguese representation of "Visões Úteis", co-produced by Porto City Hall and in the context of the municipal programme "Cultura em Expansão" [Expanding Culture], takes place on July 13, 14 and 15 and it is driven by the will to provide public recognition to the work of agents, entities, collectives and associations in Campanhã.

The Portucale Race is a 15K road race that takes place between Arrábida and Freixo Bridges, this Sunday, 16 July. This is the third edition of this road race, organised by Porto Athletic centre and sponsored by Porto City Hall.

Porto Airport reached all-time high numbers with a total of five million passenger movements in commercial flights, which is an increase of 18.5% compared to the same period in 2016. By the end of the year, the airport should cross the 10-million passenger mark.

Tourists and visitors can be better informed and guarantee consumers suitable protection of their rights as of today, 12 July. DECO, Portuguese Association for Consumer Protection, has released an app for providing useful information and receiving complaints from tourists in Porto. This app was developed by the University of Porto.

The magazine that specializes in leisure travel and destination guides, Travel+Leisure, spotlighted the city of Porto in "The Top 15 Cities in Europe" list. Porto is described as a city in a country with "European metropolitan greatness".

Out of the 47 designated artists for the first edition of the "Paulo Cunha e Silva Prize", the jury has pinpointed six finalists. The prize will reward an artist below the age of 40 years, who have not set up an exhibition event of international importance more than once.

Porto Municipal Theatre will present a contemporary choreography creation in two of the most relevant international dance festivals the coming year: DañsFabrik, in Brest, and the Biennale de la Danse in Lyon.

The challenge for the International Labour Congress- Rethinking the Future of Work is to try to design work and jobs in the coming years. The Congress is held at the Customs Building, July 13 and 14 and comprises the participation of over 150 University Lectures, researchers and lawyers from all corners of the world.