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Porto welcomes first service centre from Chinese giant Alibaba in Europe
Alibaba Cloud, which is part of the Chinese technology group, Alibaba chose the city of Porto to open the first of the company’s three international centres. The goal is to “serve foreign markets more efficiently and intelligently”.
The Book Fair is coming, which is “more than a book fair”
From August 26 to September 11, literature will reign, combined with a cultural program that includes more than 100 activities. Ana Luísa Amaral is the honoured author of this edition.
Eidosmedia Atlantic is the most recent technology centre to arrive in Porto
Eidosmedia, a multinational content management and digital publishing company, will open a new technology centre in Porto this Summer and already has facilities in the Batalha area.
Porto Blues Fest returns greener to the gardens of Palácio de Cristal
The 5th edition of Porto Blues Fest will take place on the 29th and 30th of July in the gardens of Palácio de Cristal, with a poster featuring national and foreign names and an environmental awareness campaign, to be held for the first time.
Porto renews its position in the international network that accelerates the circular economy
The city of Porto renewed its involvement as a partner of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF), an international organization that promotes the principles of the circular economy worldwide, involving municipalities, companies, experts, and civil society.
Swiss technology invests another 1,5 million euros in the centre in Porto
In Porto for a year and a half, the technological consultancy Zühlke continues to invest in its engineering centre in downtown Porto.
Guindais Funicular reopens this Saturday
The Guindais Funicular reopens this Saturday, July 23, after being closed for maintenance.
Municipalities of the Atlantic Front potentiate region in the Expo Real in Germany
The three municipalities of the Atlantic Front – Porto, Matosinhos and Vila Nova de Gaia – will be together at the Expo Real 2022, which will take place from October 4 to 6, in Munich, Germany.
Porto nominated for four World Travel Awards 2022
The voting in the several categories takes place online until August the 8th and the winners will be announced at the World Travel Awards ceremony, in Mallorca, Spain, on October the 1st.
At the end of the summer, there is MIMO and lots of world in the Historic Centre of Porto
From September 23rd to 25th, the Historic Centre of Porto celebrates culture and heritage with MIMO, a festival of Brazilian origin, democratic, diverse, multi-gender, egalitarian and multi-territorial.