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Klein takes the understage at Rivoli on May 19th
Klein will go on stage at Rivoli, on May 19th, starting at 10.30 pm, featuring her latest work "Tommy", released in 2017, with a music genre that defies labelling, as she recreates new music based on the melodies of 1950s pop music and '90s R&B.
"Trees" by sculptor Alberto Carneiro planted at São Domingos Square in Porto
The sculptural set, titled "Três metáforas de árvores para uma árvore verdadeira" [Three methaphors of trees for a real tree"], created by sculptor Alberto Carneiro and "planted" at the São Domingos Square.
Senior corporate executives debate Future Jobs and Technologies
Save this date: May 18th at the Customs Building. The reason? The 4th Porto Tech Hub Conference, debating the topic "Future Jobs and Technologies". Senior corporate executives from Microsoft, Amazon or IBM Research will gather at Porto Customs Building to talk about professional development in an era of rapid technological change.
Agile Software Development gathers world experts in Porto
The Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP) will host the XP 2018, running from 21 to 25 May. This event is jointly organised by FEUP and by Agile Alliance. This is the 19th International Conference on Agile Software Development and the topics under discussion are the definitions and methodologies used in software development and the close cooperation of all parties of all life cycle phases of a project.
The final of the season and the celebration of the Blue and Whites at the Invicta
FC Porto has raised the National Champions Trophy at the Town Hall's main balcony, facing the large crowd of fans who stood for hours at Avenida dos Aliados partying and celebrating the title of Portuguese National Champions.
The last FC Porto football match will be broadcasted in the Aliados prior to the welcoming of the team at Porto City Hall
Futebol Clube do Porto is the Champion for the 2017-2018 season. The party to celebrating the title will begin from early afternoon and promises hours of fun and entertainment right into the evening. Giant screens will be placed at Avenida dos Aliados to broadcast the last match of the National Champion, to be played in Guimarães. At nightfall, the wining team is hosted by Porto City Hall.
Days with Energy also on Sundays till September
The City Park provides tai chi and the DeRose Method free sessions. Till September, every Sunday offers free sessions to learn new things in the context of the Municipal Programme "Days with Energy".
Women's Run raises awareness for breast cancer in Campanhã
The EDP Women's Run takes place on May 20th, with a race track entirely set in the district of Campanhã. The fundamental aim of the race is to raise awareness on Breast Cancer and promote physical activity in the female population. Eighteen thousand women have already registered, but the goal is to reach twenty two thousand applications, plus two thousand than last year's edition.
Turkish Airlines accelerates operations in Porto
Turkish Airlines is the sole air carrier to operate direct flights between Porto-Istambul. The experience of the past three years, since operations started, has been largely positive and, as such, the company officials sought this is the perfect opportunity to rethinking their professional position in the city of Porto. In order to be close to partners and to the city itself, the airliner has set up new offices in the Foz area, in Porto.
International summit on smart cities in Porto
Over 500 programmers, entrepreneurs, startups, policy-makers and investors have participated at the FIWARE Global Summit, which was held at the Stock Exchange Palace, under the debate on smart cities, industry and agriculture, running from 5th to 11th May.