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FC Porto will be welcomed at the City Hall to celebrate the title with the city
Futebol Clube do Porto, commonly known as FC Porto or simply Porto (aka Blue and Whites or Dragons), has conquered the national title of Champion of the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football, for the season 2017-2018. Porto City Hall will open its doors to the Dragons but only after the last calendar match of the season versus Vitória SC in Guimarães.
Short film Russa is awarded at IndieLisboa Festival
The film "Russa", directed by João Salaviza (who has won the Golden Bear in 2012) and Ricardo Alves Jr. was awarded the "Árvore da Vida" Prize at the 15th IndieLisboa.
Collective (La) Horde delivers masterclass at Rivoli, on 11 May
The collective (La) Horde, with artists Marine Brutti, Jonathan Debrouwer and Arthur Harel working together, will deliver a masterclass at Rivoli, from 10.30 to 12 0'clock. The participation on this workshop is free upon presentation of the ticket to the show "To Da Bone", scheduled for 12 May, at 10 pm, in the Grand Auditorium of Rivoli.
Mercedes-Benz trained 6500 sales staff from all around the world in Porto
About 6.500 participants from all around the world have participated in a training session over a nine weeks period, promoted by German automobile brand Mercedes-Benz, in Porto. The training concluded last Friday, on 4 May. Mayor of Porto, Rui Moreira attended the closing ceremony, jointly with his councillor for Economy, Tourism and Trade, Ricardo Valente.
United Airlines already flies to Porto as will other flagship companies
Major player in the airplane world, United Airlines already flies to the city of Porto, Portugal. The airliner is keen to go ahead with the daily flights Porto/New York/Newark starting on 5 May 2018. This is extraordinary news for Porto and could only be accomplished due to the acknowledgment that Porto is a city for the future.
Start & Scale Porto leverages technology to empower the vulnerable
The Start&Scale 2018 in Porto is in full swing. For the third consecutive year, the city organises this major event in the context of ScaleUp Porto, with the fundamental goal of promoting entrepreneurship, innovation and technology based in Porto.
Nuno Centeno art gallery awarded the Focus Prize by Frieze New York
The art gallery Nuno Centeno won the Focus Prize by the Frieze New York, one of the most relevant contemporary art fairs, in the category for Galleries that have been established less than 12 years ago.
Politicians for a day takes kids to Porto City Hall
The Municipal Assembly room was prepared to host the half and an inch politicians that met today at Porto City Hall with councilman in charge of Education, Fernando Paulo, in the context of the Municipal Programme "Porto de Crianças".
Redesigning the São João hammer and wining 1000 euros
The seventh edition of the São João Plastic Hammer Contest, one of the symbols of the São João festivities is held under the motto "São João Hammer, so that I want you?" The main goal of this contest is to boost creativity and encourage everyone's participation in the redesigning of this iconic São João symbol and make it as much as possible unique.
Electric freight trams parade in Porto on May 5th
The 2018 edition of the Electric tramcars Parade in Porto takes place on May 5th. This event is held annually since 1992 and the main goal is to tell stories about the days when this one-hundred years old electric freight cars were used to transport coal from the mines in São Pedro da Cova to the new power plant in Massarelos. The first electric freight trams were indicated as Zorras.