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Telephone boxes in Porto get a makeover
Telephone boxes in Porto are getting a makeover; there were around 301 phone boxes in the streets of Porto in 2013. Nowadays, 167 phone boxes were removed and 134 booths will be fully recovered, with the equipment being replaced and completely operational.
Open House Porto showcases outstanding architecture and promotes debate on the cities of the future
Victoria Thornton, Open House international mentor attended the public presentation of the 3rd edition of this event aimed at showcasing outstanding architecture for all to experience, completely for free.
Book on innovation has an English edition
The English version of "Innovation in the Transformation of the City" was released yesterday. The book is a compilation of a series of public debates, sponsored by the municipality, which took place in Porto Innovation Hub.
Porto City Race returns in September and registrations are now available
The sixth edition of Porto City Race, an international orienteering walking rally, is set to happen September 22, 23 and 24. Registrations are now open.
Porto City Hall approves financial grants for the InResidence Porto Programme
Six artistic residencies in the city of Porto will be granted financial support, following the decision taken yesterday at the Meeting of the Executive Body, with the global value of 36 thousand euros.
"All that Jazz" in Parque de Serralves in the first three Sundays of July
The 26th Edition of Jazz at the Park will start July 2, continue July 9 and conclude July 16. This annual event takes place at Parque de Serralves and will feature three concerts, world premieres that will run from 6 pm to 7 pm.
Twenty-four hour PianoPorto Marathon this weekend
At noon, Saturday, July 1st, the second PianoPorto Marathon 2017 begins, jointly organised by Porto Music Conservatory and Porto City Hall. As Porto Music Conservatory reaches its 100th anniversary, 100 musicians will tickle the ivories 24 hours straight to celebrate the occasion.
Porto hosts national startups competition with the support of Venture Cup, June 30
The national competition will take place at Casa da Música, between 12.30 am and 6.30 pm. The ten startups on competition represent universities from all cross the country, and among them there will be 3 universities from Porto: iSociety, from Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto, Faculty of Engineering from University of Porto; Framie, from University of Porto; and Oko, from ISEP - Porto Engineering Polytechnic School.
Mala Voadora features Showbusiness with students from Business School
The theatre company Mala Voadora, features experimental project "Showbusiness" starring 21 students from the Sales Techniques course from Escola de Comércio (Business School in English), Tuesday, 27 June and Wednesday, 28 June.
Porto maintains the presidency of Cité des Métiers International network
Porto has been unanimously voted to preside the Cité des Métiers International network for a period of three years at the Association's General Meeting Board.