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Porto Municipal Theatre (TPM) and the Universidade Lusófona of Porto further the conference cycle on the topic "Do Estranho" [on the Strange], whit the aim of assessing the character of the unusual or the odd in the framework of contemporaneity.

The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) Party is gathered in Madrid, Spain, in the context of the 39th ALDE Party Congress. The Mayor of Porto, Rui Moreira, the outsider, as The New York Times has stated, is in the Spanish capital by invitation of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, to take part in the congress as independent.In Madrid, Rui Moreira will participate in work sessions and bilateral meetings with Bart Sommers, President of ALDE Group, and Albert...

Teachers and students of the Euroknitters project have visited Porto City Hall to present their project: the strengthening of unity within the European Union. This group includes different nationalities, such as Spain, Estonia, Greece, Italy and Portugal, from the School Group of Cerco do Porto, the host institution in Porto.

The objective of the FUTURO project was to plant more than 100 thousand trees in Porto Metropolitan Area (AMP) by 2021. That goal has already been fulfilled due to the strong commitment of all the municipalities in the Metropolitan Area of Porto.

The city of Porto is in Shanghai to take part in the I China International Import Expo - CIIE, which runs from 5 to 10 November. The President of the Municipal Assembly, Miguel Pereira Leite, is in town to participate in the International Import Fair and was welcomed by the President of the Standing Committee of the Shanghai Congress.

Saturday, 10 November, is the last 2018 cycle of Inaugurações Simultâneas [Simultaneous Openings] at Miguel Bombarda District. As of 4 pm, 15 galleries open doors and welcome everyone to experience art in person, the way to truly get a sense of its magnitude.

The Forum of the Future is an annual event that gathers in the city of Porto renowned specialists and thinkers on a specific theme, and this year's edition is devoted to debating ancient times and civilizations in relation with contemporaneity, featuring names suh as Margaret Atwood, Toyo Ito, Walid Raad, Martin Crimp and many more.

Unity in Diversity, this was the motto of the first conference of the European Capitals of Culture, hosted at Palazzo Vecchio, in Florence, Italy. Mayor of Porto, Rui Moreira, who is also in charge of the Cultural Department of Porto City Hall, signed the final statement of the Mayors of European capitals of Culture, during the first conference attended by the 45 cities Capitals of Culture.

"Voice for the Ocean Tour" is heading to Porto on 9 and 10 November, came rain or shine, at the Forte de São João Baptista, in Foz, organised by the Surfrider Foundation, the international non-profit organisation established in 1990 by a group of surfers, which is evermore engaged in raising global awareness on the issue of climate change and polluted oceans worldwide, and this time on the Portuguese coast.

Marina Warner, writer and mythology expert and Beatriz Colomina, historian and architecture theorist present "Sympósion", depicting the Socratic tradition of dialogue in light of modern allegories, everyday fare and artistic practice, which are influenced by different viewpoints of love, sexuality, beauty and gender, on 7 November, at 9.30 pm at Rivoli.