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The Municipality of Porto suspended parking meter payment in the city
The Municipality of Porto suspended all payment obligations, as regards outdoor parking spaces, starting 25th January. This measure is in line with the hardening of measures amid the Covid-19 pandemic, namely the mandatory curfew and the closing of schools.
Schools are closed but family support is ensured
Porto City Hall reactivated the programme to support vulnerable families amid the hardening of the pandemic crisis; as such, meal service is available in designated schools for the children that need it, as well as for children whose parents and tutors have to work as essential workers and do not have a household background to support them.
Open call: Womex’s ongoing applications for artists’ participation at the line-up opening event
WOMEX Festival is scheduled for October 2021, in Porto. The application period for artists to take part in the line-up at Casa da Música is ongoing. The World Music Expo, one of the most relevant music support and development projects in the global music scene will make its absolute debut in Portugal, in the city of Porto and it will gather thousands of music lovers and music makers in the Invicta, from over 90 countries.
Students of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto battle misinformation on Covid-19
Get your information right with the support of the students of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto (FCUP), under the “Ciência em 3 minutos” [“three minutes of Science”, free translation] project. The purpose is to counter the level of misinformation battling for people’s attention on social media.
Serralves and CIIMAR invite for a free online chat on sea potential for the production of medicinal products
Step into the weekend with this on your mind: Serralves and CIIMAR invite for a free online chat on sea potential for the production of medicinal products at world level, under the topic “A Química Secreta dos Oceanos” [“The secret chemistry of Oceans”, free translation].
Fitness first: online training programme to get you back in shape during lockdown
Don’t thrown in the towel, confinement is no excuse to becoming a couch potato, as the online programme “Domingo Saudável” [“Healthy Sunday”, free translation], on 24th January, at 10 am, will help you boost your stamina. The sessions, organised by Runporto, take to the online platform and are free of charge.
Rui Moreira places Municipal Police resources at the disposal of the PSP
The Mayor of Porto City Hall, Rui Moreira will make available all Municipal police and logistical resources to the Metropolitan Command of the Porto Public Safety Police (PSP), starting at 12 o’clock midnight today. The goal is to unite efforts of both police forces in fighting the pandemic.
Zühlke opens branch in Porto and is hiring software engineers
Global innovation service provider Zühlke expanded business with the opening of a branch office in Porto and the staff recruiting commenced already, even though inauguration is due for February next.
Pedestrian walkway in Rua Formosa, next Bolhão, is temporarily halted as of 25th January
Next Monday, 25th January, the pedestrian walkway, in Rua Formosa, will be temporarily suspended to remove the metallic passageway that is placed alongside building’s facade. This endeavour will take three days to complete.
Rua de José Falcão reopened to traffic circulation (UPDATED)
Rua de José Falcão, which had been blocked to traffic due to a water pipe breakage and pavement slide, caused by extreme weather conditions, reopened to traffic circulation, as the Águas do Porto team concluded the works. The traffic lane had collapsed overnight, this Thursday, and the Municipal Civil Protection, the Municipal Police and the Porto Firefighter Battalion were on site to attend to the situation.