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Porta-Jazz features Mariana Vergueiro
Next Saturday, November 26, Mariana Vergueiro will be the guest of the Porta-Jazz weekly concert, starting at 7:00 pm. at the Association of Jazz Musicians of Porto, located on the fourth floor of the building A Lutuosa de Portugal (number 168 of Avenida dos Aliados). This event is supported by the City Hall of Porto.
More than 3600 jobs available tomorrow at the International Job Fair
On November 25, Porto will host the International Job Fair, an international event targeted at Erasmus students and endorsed by the Porto City Hall, at the Hard Club Café. The event is organized by Talent Portugal in partnership with Erasmus Student Network Porto and takes place between 10 am and 8 pm.
"Ah/Ha" by Lisbeth Gruwez premieres at Campo Alegre Theatre
The Municipal Theatre of Porto premieres the choreography "Ah/Ha", by the Belgian choreographer Lisbeth Gruwez. The laughing body is the core of this Voetvolk production where five bodies meet at a locale without a name. They slowly clash one another and coalesce in one of the most expressive manifestations of humankind: laughter. The result is an encounter that becomes a dangerous feast of shared ecstacy.
Brand Porto. awarded an international design prize in Madrid
The 5th Ibero-American Design Biennial (BID), held this week in Madrid, has awarded the Porto's City Identity and Branding Proposal, Porto., designed by local firm White Studio, with special prizes Diseño Y Ciudad / Ayuntamiento de Madrid e Diseño para (por y con) la Cultura.
Porto has been awarded its second star by the Michelin Guide
The restaurant Antiqvvm, in Porto, has been awarded a star by Michelin, that selects the best establishments in the world.
Hard Rock Cafe fully functioning in Porto city centre
Porto already has a Hard Rock Cafe which opened for business last Sunday in Porto city centre, more precisely in Rua do Almada, 120, reviving a nineteenth century landmark building. The Rock Shop, where the famous T-shirts are sold, has been in operation since September.
Portugal at the Error festival in Slovakia with Oupa! Cerco Project
The Oupa! Cerco will represent Portugal at the Error festival in Bratislava, Slovakia, where members of the project from Porto will present the initiative and give a concert. Gisela Borges, project coordinator, explained that "the festival has been taking place for 10 years and it is a retrospective of social work using art as a tool."
Two natural ice rinks for Christmas in Porto
The city will have two active natural ice rinks: from December 1 to January 8, one in Mouzinho de Albuquerque Square (aka Rotunda da Boavista) and another in Praça da Batalha. As has been the tradition in recent years at Christmas in Porto, children and grown-ups will be able to cheer up, snow playing and risking a pirouette in the ice rinks.
Porto is the second European city with more favourable price ratio
Porto is one of the best European cities to live and work, second only to Tartu, Estonia. The city of Porto is singled out as 70% cheaper to live in than New York City, according to The Independent, online British newspaper and Business Insider, news site founded in 2009 in New York.
"Eyes wide open! 100 years of Leica photography" at Porto Municipal Gallery
"Eyes wide open! 100 years of Leica photography" is the next exhibition to be featured at the Municipal Gallery of Porto from November 30, 2016 to February 5, 2017.