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"Cultura em Expansão" brings culture to the suburbs
The auditorium of the Aldoar community centre held a cinema session November 20, featuring the work of three emblematic film directors of the silent film era: Buster Keaton, Charles Chaplin and Georges Méliès.
Porto launches "International Job Fair" 2016
Talent Portugal and International Exchange Erasmus Student Network Porto organise the "International Job Fair" 2016, with the support of the City Hall of Porto.
"Porto Start & Scale Guide", a catalyst for transforming the city
"This is the story of how innovation drives the future of our cities" says Rui Moreira, Mayor of Porto. The book, entitled "Porto Start & Scale Guide", reflects the strong commitment of the city of Porto to consolidate itself as a living lab for inovation and talent.
Cultural program "Cultura em Expansão" with film session in Aldoar
Cinema continues to play a paramount role in the cultural program "Cultura em Expansão" (Culture in Expansion). This Sunday, in the Aldoar auditorium, the session will include the works of three emblematic directors of silent films: Buster Keaton, Charles Chaplin and Georges Méliès.
Christmas season at Porto featuring nearly two million illuminating LEDs
Christmas lights will be inaugurated in the city of Porto on December 1st, at 5.30 p.m. This year there will be more street lighting (57% more ornaments compared to last year) and even more streets with Xmas lighting. Christmas decoration will be illuminated with LED technology this year, enabling savings of about 80% in energy consumption compared to conventional lighting.
Chess workshop at the Municipal Public Library of Porto
The Municipal Public Library of Porto hosts, from December 2016 till July 2017, a chess workshop for the general public.
"Os Pescadores" by João Sousa Cardoso at Rivoli Teatre
The Rivoli Theatre features "Os Pescadores" by João Sousa Cardoso. "Technique is fantastic, but only if it is seen glancing at the primordial" says the director.
The Enigma of Clérigos under review in the series of debates "An Object and Its Discourses"
Since the first edition, in 2014, the annual program of the series of debates "One Object and Its Discourses per Week", Porto City Hall launches a challenge to the city, to reveal itself through weekly conversations around its heritage.
"Economy, Art, Europe" on debate at Mosteiro São Bento da Vitória
Next Friday, the 18th, at 3.30 p.m., the São Bento da Vitória Monastery is host to the round table "Economy, Art, Europe". The initiative, placed within the UTE Conflict Zones program framework and co-organized by the São João National Theater (TNSJ) and the Union des Théâtres is attended by the Czech economist and author of the bestseller "The Economy of Good and Evil", Tomás Sedlácek, considered one of the greatest talents of this generation in the field of economics.
Teatro Experimental do Porto premieres "What a rogue am I!" at Rivoli
The Teatro Experimental do Porto presents, in absolute debut, on the 18th (at 9.30 p.m.) and the 19th (at 7 p.m.), at the Grande Auditorium Manoel de Oliveira at Teatro Rivoli, "What a rogue am I!".