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Rivoli features "Mozambique" and the stories of returnees by mala voadora
Theatre company mala voadora features stories of the aftermath of Portuguese colonial Rule in Mozambique and the lives of the returnees or repatriated at Rivoli, starting at 7 pm. The performance "Moçambique" is back on stage under the IETM Porto Plenary Meeting 2018, which starts today in Porto.
Porto City Hall promotes Road Safety Education
The municipality of Porto, jointly with the MAPFRE Foundation have organised the event themed "Caravana da Educação", which translates "Education Caravan" in English. The caravan is parked at Batalha Square till April 27th.
Bridging people and technology at the University of Porto in April
The European University Information Systems Association (EUNIS) Rectors' conference 2018 will take place at the Rectory of the University of Porto, on 26th April. The EUNIS is the Association of Information Technology Services in European Higher Education and Research institutions, established in 1993 with the fundamental goal of encouraging cooperation between higher education institutions and other organisations and industry suppliers.
Porto shares innovation and growth strategies in Europe
The municipality of Porto attended two European conferences, held in Bilbao and in Milan and shared the town policies on innovation and entrepreneurship support, the attraction of private investment and the development of multisector strategies regarding economy.
Tickets for Porto Street Stage already on sale
Grandstand Race Tickets for the WRC Vodafone Rally of Portugal on 18th May are available for purchase as of today, April 24th. As in 2016, Porto Street Stage with a two kilometres journey is a stage of the world championship Rally de Portugal with pilots tackling the 1.95km stage on two occasions.
Campo Alegre premieres new routine by Ligia Lewis
The national première of the new routine by choreographer Ligia Lewis takes place at Porto Municipal Theatre - Campo Alegre, on 29 April, at 5 pm. "Minor matter", which was awarded the "Bessie Award" (2017) for excellence in production, features the part of a triptych (blue, red, white) for three dancers by the Dominican-American choreographer and dancer Ligia Lewis. The red colour embodies feelings of love and anger.
Concerts and fireworks mark the celebration of Freedom Day in Porto
Concerts, displays of fireworks and revolution-décor at Avenida dos Aliados in the city of Porto to celebrate Freedom day, on April 25. The musician from Porto, Bezegol kicks-off the 44th Anniversary Programme of the Carnation Revolution in Porto, scheduled to start at 10 pm. The fireworks will be set alight at midnight.
Porto Maastricht friendly football match in Ramalde
Veteran players of a football team from Maastricht in The Netherlands visited Porto this past weekend. The main goal of the visit was to get to know the city and play a match against a local team as well. Porto City Hall prevailed 6-0 at home. Despite this score, the Dutch team affirmed "This year we came to Porto and played a match against a city team of Porto. It was a good match especially from the Porto team".
Porto Extreme XL on 12 May in Porto with the best all-round riders
The Porto Extreme XL is one of the most thrilling Enduro races and this year's edition brings together the best riders from 22 different nationalities, on May 12. This calendar race in the city of Porto has already 240 registered riders and the key moment will kick off at Ribeira do Porto.
Porto Street Stage 2018: a thriller race downtown Porto on 18 May
The Porto Street Stage with a two kilometres journey is a stage of the world championship Rally de Portugal. It takes place on 18th May in downtown Porto.