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Porto Airport breaks record for passenger numbers in the first half of the year
Porto Airport reached all-time high numbers with a total of five million passenger movements in commercial flights, which is an increase of 18.5% compared to the same period in 2016. By the end of the year, the airport should cross the 10-million passenger mark.
All the information you need with "Appy Tourist in your pocket"
Tourists and visitors can be better informed and guarantee consumers suitable protection of their rights as of today, 12 July. DECO, Portuguese Association for Consumer Protection, has released an app for providing useful information and receiving complaints from tourists in Porto. This app was developed by the University of Porto.
Travel+Leisure spotlights Porto as one of the top 15 European Cities for 2017
The magazine that specializes in leisure travel and destination guides, Travel+Leisure, spotlighted the city of Porto in "The Top 15 Cities in Europe" list. Porto is described as a city in a country with "European metropolitan greatness".
Six finalists were selected for the Paulo Cunha e Silva Prize
Out of the 47 designated artists for the first edition of the "Paulo Cunha e Silva Prize", the jury has pinpointed six finalists. The prize will reward an artist below the age of 40 years, who have not set up an exhibition event of international importance more than once.
Porto Municipal Theatre spotlighted at international level in Brest and Lyon
Porto Municipal Theatre will present a contemporary choreography creation in two of the most relevant international dance festivals the coming year: DañsFabrik, in Brest, and the Biennale de la Danse in Lyon.
International experts debate changing world of work
The challenge for the International Labour Congress- Rethinking the Future of Work is to try to design work and jobs in the coming years. The Congress is held at the Customs Building, July 13 and 14 and comprises the participation of over 150 University Lectures, researchers and lawyers from all corners of the world.
NAU Festival 5th edition features Cinema and Art in the Iberian Peninsula
The 5th edition of NAU - Iberian Peninsula Cinema and Art takes place at Municipal Library Almeida Garrett, from June 20 to 22. The event showcases both national and international films from countries such as Brazil, Cuba, Spain, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina and Paraguay.
Dancing in the evening at Carlos Alberto Square
From July 15 to September 17, several dance styles will enliven the evenings at Carlos Alberto Square. It might well be the best thing to do every Saturday and Sunday, starting July 15, savouring the last rays of light dancing to the sound of lindy-hop, folk, Brazilian and Portuguese music, and many more.
Map of Porto Public Art offers 5 outdoor itineraries to discover Porto
A new sculpture by Julião Sarmento is part of the "Rota da Água" [The Water Route], one of the five thematic itineraries in the context of the true open air museum that Porto is becoming and that encompasses the materialisation of concepts such as "Liquid City "and "Expanded Culture" that have been the pillars of the Culture Department in Porto City Hall.
Work of Contemporary Dance post-graduation students featured at Rivoli
Post-graduation in Contemporary Dance designed by ESMAE - Superior School of Music and Performing Arts, and Porto Municipal Theatre present the work of graduate students, July 13 and 14, at Rivoli, from 7 pm to 11.30 pm.