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Why not travel to Scotland and discover some of the bands that have made an impression on Indie British Rock? This travel is one to make with your senses, namely while cocooning at home, as there are restrictions of movement between municipalities until next Tuesday, 3rd November. This is a great idea to start your weekend, as individual responsibility can have a great impact on the collective fight to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. Take time to enjoy the Scottish album that was...

The Zero Waste project won first prize in the category "Support to ecological market development and resources efficiency", under the European Enterprise Promotion Awards, promoted by the European Commission. This initiative, is organised in partnership with LIPOR, inter-municipal network management, upgrading and treatment of urban waste, of which Porto is part of, and the main objective is to recover circa 350 tons of food.

The Day of Dark Matter is celebrated at Porto Planetarium- Living Science Centre to let you in one of the greatest mysteries of modern Astrophysics. Since Halloween is banging at our doors, what other great way could there be (you know, amid the pandemic and such) to commemorate the day of the year that is dedicated to remembering the dead, including hallows and ghosts? This online free event, via zoom, on 31st October, at 9pm will help understand that there's more to the Universe besides...

Álvaro Siza, one of the most decorated architects in the world, is awarded today, in Spain, the National Architecture Award of Spain 2019 for outstanding work in his field. According to El País, the ceremony will be held during the afternoon, totally online, with interventions by Siza and the heads of the Spanish and Portuguese Governments.

STCP (Porto Bus Company of Porto) reminds passengers that there are circulation restrictions between districts, from today, 30th October (since midnight) and 6am on 3rd November. Thus, passengers should travel, as urged by the company, only according to the situations covered by the Law.

The Municipality of Porto will install sports equipment in 18 green spaces in the city. The public tender is ongoing and the period to submit proposals runs until 13th November. This initiative will provide the opportunity to exercise outdoors for free. The main goal of such an endeavour is to make sure everyone, children and grownups have the perfect and suitable outdoor exercise equipment to keep a healthy lifestyle, for free. These sort of outdoor gym will be located in 18 parks across the...

As an artist tested positive for Covid-19, Mayor of Porto, Rui Moreira decided to close Porto Municipal Theatre- Rivoli, starting on 29thg October and including the entire weekend.

The Community Association of the Pasteleira Social District - Previdência/Torres assesses as globally positive the intervention that the Municipality of Porto recently concluded regarding the public space rehabilitation and enveloping space, namely dropped crossings, tactile paving (also called Tenji blocks or tactile ground surface indicators), rehabilitated pedestrian paths or even the relocation of waste collection islands. All this very much pleases the population, as stated Mayor of...

The great news, not a novelty, though, as The Invicta has been included in several world rankings by Condé Nast for the past years, is that Porto is shortlisted as the fourth friendliest City in the World, as voted by readers of Condé Nast Traveller in the Readers' Choice Awards 2020. You know, "the places with the smiliest, most welcoming people" are waiting for visitors.

Porto municipal fleet has been replaced by environmentally friendly vehicles for the past three years now and the over 4 million kilometres covered by the electric and plug-in vehicles have not only enabled the Municipality to save half a million litters of fuel but also permitted the reduction in the carbon footprint, air pollutants and noise.