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Porto Airport reached all-time high numbers with a total of 11,939 million passenger movements in commercial flights in 2018
For the first time, Porto Airport reached the 11,939 million passenger mark for the year 2018, which is an increase of 10.7% compared to 2017.
NDC Porto 2019 or how the grownups do it
Porto's vibrant technological ecosystem warrants the NDC Porto headline, which will bring together some of the world's top software developers, from 26 February to 1 March at Porto Customs Building. NDC Porto 2019 gathers 51 speakers, 49 conferences and 6 workshops.
Two spectacular days to celebrate Rivoli's 87th anniversary on 19 and 20 January
A free show that involves 100 inhabitants of Porto and reveals the city's demographic data are the motto to celebrating the 87th anniversary of Theatre Rivoli, on 19 and 20 January. This show was jointly produced by the Swiss-German Collective Rimini Protokoll.
Fantasporto Film Festival reveals the "Challenges of Modernity"
The 39th International Film Festival of Porto, aka Fantas, will be held from 22 February to 2 March, at Rivoli. This is its 39th edition of the city's festival and reveals the "Challenges of Modernity". The film festival features a pre-opening on 19th February with the showing of the restored version of the Indie film "Easy Rider", directed by Dennis Hopper and starred by Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper.
Discover the most extraordinary things in Porto Craft Market
There is no better way to end your week than by visiting the Crafts Market of Porto, at Parada Leitão Square, this Friday and Saturday, next to café Piolho and sided by the Rectory of the University of Porto.
Startup incubated at UPTEC authors rehabilitation project included in the 100 best houses in the world in 2018
Casa Heróis de África, the rehabilitation project by CREA, an architect studio in Porto, was selected by ArchDaily to enter the top 100 best houses in the world in 2018. CREA architect studios was incubated in UPTEC, in 2013 by André Camelo and Miguel Ribeiro, graduates from the Faculty of Architecture of the UP and Tânia Fernandes, Porto Business School alumna.
Save the date: Startup Grind Porto happens on 17 January
The second Google for Entrepreneurs meeting will be held in Porto on 17 January, at Critical Software's facilities. Startup Grind, which was founded in Silicon Valley, is the largest independent startup community, taking on the role of educating, inspiring, and connecting more than one million five hundred thousand entrepreneurs in over 125 countries.
Researchers of Porto University publish their work at Biological Reviews
The prestigious international magazine in the field of biological sciences, "Biological Reviews" has published an article on the work developed by the international team led by CIBIO-InBIO researchers, Sérgio Ávila, Carlos Melo, Ricardo Cordeiro and Lara Baptista, to convey the new information on biological research, namely climate change impact in marine biodiversity.
"To School Out of School" Pláka programme concludes third session next week
Pláka Collectives programme- "To School out of School" is back next week with the last session of the "To School Out of School" programme, from 14 to 19 January, at Palacete dos Viscondes de Balsemão and the Palácio dos Correios.
Do you want to see how wolves howl?
The Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto (FBAUP) organised an exhibition of illustrations dedicated to the wolf, themed "Covil" [lair]. About 53 illustrations inspired on the wolf are on show at the Gallery of the Museum of the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto, from 7 to 11 January.