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Renato Berta delivers a master class at Rivoli on March 14, starting at 10 am, in the context of the cycle to recap the life work of this Swiss cinematographer and director, a pioneer in the art of cinema photography. This cycle on Renato Berta's works runs from March 14 to 16 and it is jointly organised by Universidade Lusófona do Porto and Porto Municipal Theatre. Entrance is free.

The Oscar winning film for Best Foreign Language film, by Chilean Director Sebastián Lelio, "Una mujer fantastica" [A fantastic Woman] is screened at Campo Alegre, at 6.30 pm and at 10 pm, on a daily basis.

The BOOM - Massive Growth Week, a Marketing and sales Bootcamp is just around the corner. This initiative will take place between 19 and 23 March and it includes 25 workshops guided by a handful of renowned professionals.

Today, 8 March, the International Women's day, women are being gifted flowers at the Citizens Bureau in Porto. At the City Hall's initiative, throughout the day every woman heading to this municipal service will receive a camellia to mark women's Day.

The second Cycle of Simultaneous Openings 2018 begins on March 10, starting at 4 pm. In parallel to new exhibitions, there will be an outdoor programme of events that feature workshops open to the public, contemporary dance shows, in addition to the usual guided tours to nearby galleries.

Reputed pianist, Pedro Burmester will play the piano which belonged to Guilhermina Suggia, and that was acquired and restored by Porto City Hall, on March 10 at the Palacete dos Viscondes de Balsemão (Carlos Alberto Square), starting at 6 pm.

Natixis, the second-largest banking group in France, inaugurated its Technological and Information Skills Centre in Porto. The company started operating one year ago, and has hired over 300 people, "a high proportion of Portuguese workers, with an average age of 32 years". The goal is to reach "600 employees by the end of 2019", officials stated.

Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport has been ranked second best in Europe by Airports Council International, based on a passenger's survey. With demand for air travel in Porto Airport growing at a notable rate, the need for a world-class airport is at an all-time high. This distinction is awarded in the category of airports with annual traffic of over two million passenger movements. Porto Airport has clearly surpassed this threshold in 2017, with a traffic of more than 10 million passengers per...

Mayor of Porto, Rui Moreira in an interview to the Portuguese News Channel RTP2 stated he would like Portugal to have "political regions" rather than "administrative regions". Rui Moreira also spoke about tradition and innovation, about the economic good times the country is experiencing, and about the importance of tourism and exports.

The São Lourenço Church - aka Church of the Grilos - marks today the 350 years since the birth of Baroque master François Couperin (1668-1733), in a recital that gathers world-class artists. Starting at 7 pm today, this event is access free.