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Porto is number one Best City in Europe To Live as a Family, says Norwegian consultant Sumo Finans
Porto can share expert advice on how to “Live as a Family”, according to the Norwegian consultant Sumo Finans. The company ranked factors such as affordability, education, safety, environment, family-friendly things to do, nature and park sites per square km, ‘good for kids’ attractions per square km and Global Peace Index 2020 Index, did the math and “Porto takes the top spot on our table.”
“Feeling Good” on show at the Ó Galeria! online
The Ó Galeria!, which inaugurated in 2009, in the arts district in Porto, namely at the Rua Miguel Bombarda, exhibits “Feeling Good”, by Filipa Beleza. This exhibition is available online and it showcases the artwork of many emerging artists.
Serralves Treetop Walk shortlisted by ArchDaily for two architectural prizes
Treetop Walk, in Serralves, has been nominated for ArchDaily Building of the Year 2021, in two categories: Public & Landscape Architecture and Small Scale & Installations. ArchDaily is a weblog that provides news on projects, products, events, interviews and competitions as regards architecture, for 12 years now.
American film festival acknowledges work by 8-10 year old students from Porto
The Belmont World Film (BWF), a nonprofit corporation that aims to create cross-cultural understanding through the screening of top international films, acknowledged short animated films created and narrated by 8-10 year old students from Porto. The 2020 edition was pushed forward, to 2021 and it took the online format, between 15th and 24th January, due to the pandemic.
Introducing the new street art mural at Rua da Alegria, by Daniel Padure
Artist and illustrator Daniel Padure was born in Romania. His is the new street art mural, located at Rua da Alegria, next to the Reservatório dos Congregados. We can’t exactly visit the mural at present time, but this is an interesting overview that sure promises that when in-person visits are possible, it will be just as rewarding. For the time being, let’s take time to appreciate art in the world by means of photography.
Porto Municipal Libraries launch “Architeture by Álvaro Siza” online course. Applications are open until 2nd February
Get a perspective on the work by Pritzker prize Álvaro Siza Vieira with the online course organised by Porto Municipal Libraries. The course is themed “A arquitetura de Álvaro Siza: textos, projetos e obras” [aka “Architecture by Álvaro Siza: texts, projects and works”). Sessions take place during February, every Thursday, between 6 pm and 8 pm. Application is mandatory and deadline is 2nd February.
Online Serralves programme might just be the optimal winter “pick me up”
After a first taste of Serralves online programme, the SOLE – Serralves On Line Experience is back to lighten moods in mid-winter grim days. The second lockdown in the country very much asks for everyone to stay indoors all times possible; thus, Serralves is offering the #SERRALVESONLINEEXPERIENCE, the optimal winter “pick me up” suggestions, like it did during the first confinement, in March and April 2020.
QSP Summit 2021 warm-up promises rewarding event ahead
Nouriel Roubini, American economist and former consultant in the Clinton and Obama Administrations, was the guest speaker during the QSP Summit 2021 warm-up, held on 28th January, via videoconference, whose audience gathered at Super Bock Arena – Pavilhão Rosa Mota.
This bird can sing! Let’s hear it in another episode by the Environment Department team of Porto City Hall
With this lovely weather for ducks, why not find that nice spot in your couch, or anywhere else indoors and learn a bit more about sparrows? This week’s episode of “De binóculos no sofá” (aka, “with your binoculars in the sofa”), a programme by the Environment Team at Porto City Hall that explains the origin of some popular proverbs about this little bird, the sparrow, which can easily be spotted in the eaves of houses and in the edges of roofs, or even in the city’s gardens.
Dom Carlos I Avenue halted today and tomorrow due to severe weather conditions
Worsening of weather conditions, starting this Friday, 29th January, halts car traffic at Av. Dom Carlos I, in the seafront. Traffic is prohibited starting at 10 pm. Restriction to circulations is to be lifted as soon as weather conditions permit. The situation is re-assed on 30th January.