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Porto City Hall to manage Cinema Batalha
It is an old aspiration of the people of the city of Porto, to see this landmark building restored and back in business. It will happen this year, thanks to the signing of a contract that enables the rehabilitation of the building and its cultural promotion and enlivening.
Polo Zero hosts Contemporary Network event on 21 January
On January 21, from 3:30 pm to 7:00 pm, the Polo Zero will host the Oporto Business Club, an event jointly organised by the Porto Academic Federation and the Beautiful Branding Agency, with the institutional support of Porto City Hall.
Porto Municipal Theatre 2017 Programming
Porto Municipal Theatre steps into the new season, January to July 2017, staging 41 shows in the first three months of the year, of which 15 premieres and 19 joint productions.
Special outing to Porto historic Parishes
The Porto. News team takes you in a special outing through the history and culture of its historic parishes, from Cedofeita, to Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau, Santa Maria da Vitória and Santo Ildefonso.
Entrepreneurship Program promoted by Porto City Hall and the Youth Foundation
The first locally based Entrepreneurship Program was launched on January 10th by Porto City Hall and the Youth Foundation. This programme has a two-fold aim: to promote entrepreneurship among young people in the region and to promote business ideas.
Porto is growing greener by the day
An innovative plan to plant trees in public spaces was presented today at Porto Municipal Tree Nursery. There are 14 new areas, the so-called Biospots, distributed along the main roads, in a total of 17 hectares.
International Film Festival of Porto screens fantasy as main genre
"The Age of Shadows" by Jee-woon Kim, is the screening opening of the Festival. The festival programme focus on the subject-matter of Fantasy and the so called reality cinema, showcasing feature films, short films, animation and experimental film, from February 20 to March 5, 2017.
Porto is a magical city and this cliché is true, according to BBC
Eric Weiner, author of The Geography of Bliss, writes a regular column for BBC Travel. Eric writes about the "world's happiest places" and, guess what, Porto is one of those places.
Open Call for Alumia with 20 applications
Alumia project was launched to mark 20 years of Porto Historic Centre as UNESCO World Heritage. The project had challenged artists to provide a different night visit to the city historic centre by means of light and shape. The community has responded with huge enthusiasm.
Coming up Bombarda exhibitions for 2017
Another year, another season dedicated to contemporary art in Miguel Bombarda Arts Quarter. Throughout 2017, the Bombarda galleries will continue showcasing Art with new exhibitions six times a year.