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The Sales and Marketing Bootcamp in Porto takes place between 19 and 23 March and it is based on an intensive learning concept designed to help young, growing companies gain valuable information from experts on how to expand and scale their companies. This initiative is developed by five organisations in Porto and the programme includes workshops on innovative marketing techniques; networking opportunities; business strategies and Marketing sessions.

The eastern area of the Invicta is taking on a significant role in the city development. This new reality was debated in a conference promoted by Vida Imobiliária, where Porto competitiveness was discussed in the European context.

The most known urban sketchers will meet, for the first time, in the city of Porto between 18 and 21 next July. These urban artists draw the cities they visit, and capture the urban liveliness on location, not by photo nor by memory. So, "one drawing at a time" these sketchers literally draw attention on several topics regarding a city, from urban landscape to city culture.

Camellias are blooming again in Porto and the Mosteiro de São Bento da Vitória hosts the 23rd edition of the exhibit that celebrates this winter flower. The event kicks off on 3 March, at 2.30 pm and is entrance free. The show enlivens the first days of March, featuring a programme that suits all tastes.

The 38th edition of Fantasporto opens today with the national preview of "El Secreto de Marrowbone" (Spain, 2017) by Sergio Sanchez, starting at 9.15 pm at Rivoli's Grand Auditorium. In 1969, following the passing of their mother, four siblings hide in Marrowbone, an abandoned manor in the middle of rural America, hoping for a fresh start. However, the walls hide a dreadful secret.

The short film by João Salaviza and Ricardo Jr, sponsored by Porto City Hall under the "Cultura em Expansão" cultural programme is not a film on the Aleixo neighbourhood, but it is the starting point for debating a current topic. And the topic is housing in the 21st century.

Porto is the Best Start-up Friendly City of Europe 2018. The award was granted on 19 February, during the World Excellence Awards in Istanbul, known as an investment hub in the Middle East. The World Business Angels Investment Forum announced Porto as the recipient of the award for the Best Startup-Friendly City of Europe and Mayor Rui Moreira received the prize.

The University of Porto will have a huge number of international students as till the end of the school year 2017/2018, U.Porto welcomes 2471 students from 76 nationalities. These figures show the success of the internationalization strategy by the University of Porto over the past decade.

The Wine Essence event has become a tradition in Portugal and it will run from 22 to 25 February at the Stock Exchange Palace in the city of Porto. This wine event gathers about 3000 wines from 400 producers from the entire country and the inescapable "Top 10 Portuguese Wines" tasting that will be assessed by experts from different nationalities.

The short film "Russa" depicting the daily lives of people from the Aleixo neighbourhood is in Berlin for the International Film Festival. The storyline of the Portuguese short "Russa" is the real lives of Aleixo inhabitants and the plot involves every bit of their existence, uncensored.