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Porto will have Night Watch Guards in the city’s streets
The Municipal Executive has unanimously approved the implementation of a night watch guard services, which would extend to the 11 areas in the Historic Centre, as well as in Ramalde, in Lordelo do Ouro and Massarelos. The extension of such services are under consideration.
Start & Scale 2021 Porto: the technological community that is “shaping the world”
“Future Shapers” is the theme of the fifth edition of the Start & Scale Week, and the outlining objective is the promotion of innovation, entrepreneurship and technology. All initiatives, organised by the ScaleUp Porto strategy are held in the digital format, between 24 and 28 May.
Porto Super Special Stage Rally de Portugal updates
This event will not be open to fans, due to coronavirus concerns; nonetheless, aficionados will have the opportunity to watch a Super Special via RTP television transmission. This event scores for the ranking of the WRC programme and the fascinating leg of Porto is scheduled for 22nd May, this time with a Super Special stage at the Forte de São João Baptista, in Foz do Douro. The assembly of the event’s infrastructure is ongoing and on 18 may drivers test the Super Special Porto Leg.
Great news for word lovers! The Book Club is back to the Municipal Library Almeida Garrett!
This month of May invites to a reading adventure, where word lovers will have the opportunity to resume the Thursday’s rituals of group sharing of great books.
Estádio do Dragão hosts the Champions League final
Manchester City and Chelsea will fight for the coveted title of the best European club, on 29 May, at 8 pm, at the Estádio do Dragão, in Porto. This was an announcement by the FC Porto and the Portuguese Football Federation.
The new Desporto365 by the Municipality of Porto will be a must-have app
Everyone in Porto can easily organise their sports agenda with the Desporto365, the digital platform by the Municipality of Porto. This mobile service brings together the complete sports offer in a digital platform, as regards the city’s equipment, available sports modalities, with updated information on all clubs and entities that devote to physical and sports activities in the city of Porto.
TeamViewer settles an I&D centre in Porto
TeamViewer remote control software company claims for economic recovery and redress by setting up a technological centre in Porto. From the Invicta, the German business will develop solutions in the field of augmented reality and The Internet of Things (IoT).
Porto City Hall wins the "Cidade" prize by the Global Mobi Awards PRIO
Porto City Hall won the “Cidade” prize, granted by the Global Mobi Awards PRIO. This award was given in recognition of the project IDEA – Shared and Efficient Use of the Public Highway, which considers the innovative management of parking spaces nearby school areas.
Women’s Race takes to the virtual format. Applications are ongoing
EDP Women's Race will be held on 22 and 23 May, in a special edition that takes to the virtual format, due to the constraints regarding the pandemic. There is still the opportunity to deliver lots of fun and encouragement by everyone, all over the world on fighting breast cancer. Participants of 17 nationalities have already registered and the organisation estimates that circa five thousand people will enter the virtual race. Applications are ongoing.
Livraria Lello, one of the most beautiful bookshops in the world, is in the run for the Bookstore of the Year title
There is, in Porto, one of “the most beautiful bookshops” in the planet. The place’s name is Livraria Lello, known for its allure and century old house whose very beginnings were meant to thrive and put this bookshop in the A-List of the most creative and innovative in the world. So, it is with no surprise that the London Book Fair International Excellence Awards 2021 shortlisted “Livraria Lello” as one of the finalists for the coveted Bookstore of the Year title.