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Tomorrow, Porto downtown will be the centre stage of Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2018. The World Rally Championship pilots go into action. Thousands will be expecting the thrill of this race, accommodated in the stands, specially built for the race (and almost sold out) and also in the free access spots throughout the racecourse.

The two-day working sessions within the Urban Agenda for the EU's Jobs and Skills Partnership kicked-off today at the Customs Building. This is also a superb opportunity not only for partners to get to know the urban dynamics of Porto but also to fund instruments and share knowledge regarding urban areas contribution and potential.

Pedro Matos Chaves and Fernando Peres, two leading figures in car racing competitions invite you to Porto Street Stage, starting Friday, 18th may.

Mayor Rui Moreira decided to take a break from his institutional agenda and went shopping at Bolhão Temporary Market, located at La Vie Shopping Centre. Two weeks after the Temporary Market opened and the rebuilding of the Bolhão Market started, the average daily influx of customers easily exceeds the old market one.

Fatboy Slim, the English DJ, musician, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and master of the beat genre, will perform at Avenida dos Aliados on June 6th. This event is free. This is the warm-up of NOS Primavera Sound Concert, to take place in the City Park of Porto, from 7 to 9 June, and "it will shape the city's agenda so that people can experience what NOS Primavera Sound Festival is", enthuses José Barreiro from the organization.

Since its inception, in 2015, InvestPorto has monitored the setting up of around 200 investment projects, likely to create 13.500 jobs in the city of Porto. These figures show that Porto is indeed "the city that works" - and this is the signature of the Municipal Office that now takes a new guise, providing new services to cope with the emerging challenges of both the global and the local economy.

The Gardens of Palácio de Cristal will host, once again, some of the best breweries in the world. The third edition of Porto Beer Fest runs from 13 to 16 June, in the context of the "Festas de São João" official programme.

International Museum Day and European Museum Night are only a few days away. This Friday and Saturday, 18th and 19th May, Porto celebrates these dates with visits, concerts, and programmes for everyone and for all ages.

Porto Blues Fest will literally make you cry the blues on Friday and Saturday evenings, next 18th and 19th May, by the acoustic shell in the Gardens of Palácio de Cristal. Pat Cohen, Tatanka and Chino & The Big Bet, Budda, Maria João and the invitee Pedro Abrunhosa will take over the stage to make you sing or dance the blues for this 2nd edition of Porto Blues fest.

In Spiritum 2018 Festival makes Porto a city of music and heritage. From 19th to 23rd May, early music will link heritage and audiences across the city of Porto. The festival features musicians Jordi Savall, the Castilian is an important figure when it comes to rediscovering early music, and the American Jed Barahal, living in Porto, who will play the cello that belonged to Guilhermina Suggia to perform Bach's music.