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There are meaningful events that one is longing to take this weekend, and that could well be the visit to the exhibit "A new Age of Exploration - 130 years of National Geographic", whose display has been extended till 27th December 2020, due to the forced shutdown amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Porto is a magnet for entrepreneurship and innovation. Exactly so! One of the latest examples is the construction of Porto Business Plaza. The development of this real estate kicked off already and it is taking over two floors at the former central shopping.

The new stage "Quintal Porta-Jazz", aka "Porta-Jazz backyard", brings to town eight concerts with Portuguese and foreign artists, and this weekend, on 26th July, it is time for Eurico Costa Trio, featuring Eurico Costa, guitar player from Porto, Demian Cabaud, on the double bass and Marcos Cavaleiro, on the drums. In compliance with the preventive measures under the ongoing pandemic, occupancy is limited and prior reservations is mandatory.

Within the coming weeks, the project works of the Pink Line will commence, as well as the extension work for the Yellow Line, according to a statement by the company, which highlighted that this is the ongoing largest public investment in Portugal.

The journey to accomplish a brand new University stadium is completed and Mayor of Porto, Rui Moreira visited the equipment upon invitation by the Rector of the University of Porto, António Sousa Pereira. The old University Stadium is being renovated since April 2019 and the work done is immediately noticeable for those who visit it, following the investment of circa 2.5 million euros.

The European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform (ECESP) brings together stakeholders that are active in the area of the circular economy all around Europe and highlights best examples and effective solutions among the stakeholders network. This joint initiative by the European Commission and the European Economic and Social Committee highlighted LIPOR's Datacentre as a best example for the circular economy.

The works at the Asprela Park, whose project is led by the Municiaplity of Porto, have kicked off on 21st July, where a "new green lung" will be implanted in the city landscape. The works include stream flow regulation, establishment of water storage basins and the creation of a dam, footbridges, and bike paths adapted to the individual needs of disabled persons or persons with reduced mobility, in a total area of 60 thousand square meters.

The Galeria da Biodiversidade of the U.Porto is among the 13 Ciência Viva centres to have been granted the "Clean & Safe" certification regarding Covid-19 prevention, by Turismo de Portugal jointly with Ciência Viva - Agência Nacional for Scientific and Technological Culture.

Lockdown boredom is eased as Porto offers a multitude of activities such as the screening of the film-concert "Metropolis" at Coliseu Porto Ageas, on 23rd August at 9pm. The presentation of the film is followed by the soundtrack of Filipe Raposo, in-house pianist and composer of the Portuguese Symphonic Orchestra. All health measures regarding Covid-19 prevention are in place.

The startup from Porto, iLoF - Intelligent Lab on Fiber, established at INESC TEC and incubated at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (FMUP) ensured funding by Microsoft's venture fund M12 and Mayfield. This funding will help advance the several projects that the company has been developing in the field of personalized medicine.