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Porto City Hall has just received 12 new electric vehicles for the maintenance of green spaces in the city, while awaiting the delivery of two small road sweepers, electrically powered as well. This is the crowning moment of the application process to the Environmental Fund, an important support to the replacement of the municipalities' urban car pool by electric vehicles.

The Temporary Market of Bolhão is ready to house traders as the works were concluded on schedule. The new structure includes a 5,000 square meters in Shopping Centre La Vie. It provides traders the necessary standard of comfort and hygiene as well as the operational conditions to run their businesses, which the 100 year-old market cannot provide, at this point in time.

Shows, performances in public spaces, installations and screening of documentaries are the segments representing the MEXE - International Meeting of Art and Community, running from 18 to 24 September at various locations throughout the city.

As 22 September draws closer, the 6th Edition of the Pedestrian Orienteering Race, under the European City Race Tour, is expected to feature athletes from 20 countries, including Brazil, Russia, Norway, United States of America, New Zealand or Israel. This competition is also meant for beginners with no experience in this type of sport, ranging all ages and able to explore the town in a sportingly manner.

Porto hosts the debut of BEAST - International Film Festival, between 21 and 24 September. The opening session is scheduled for 21 September at 9.30 pm in Rivoli, with the national premiere of "All These Sleepless Nights", by Michal Marczak, a cinematographic work ranging from fiction to documentary, portraying the life of two young art students through Warsaw's night.

i3S Scientific platforms Open Day will take place 2 October and its main aim is to identify existing research capacity in i3S and seek to enhance networking and synergies, both at academic level and at businesses level, namely life sciences area, health care and service. This Open Day will be the privileged opportunity to meet our experts, visit the labs and discover the state-of-the-art technology available at i3S to the scientific community.

The map of urban art in the city of Porto is getting bigger, with new interventions being inaugurated in public spaces this Saturday. The aim is to honour the anonymous citizen and the entire city as well.

Porto will play host to the Tech Tour International Venture Club - Smart Capital, 21 and 22 September at the National Association for Young Entrepreneurs (ANJE) headquarters. This international community has turned their attention on new businesses, investment strategies and scalability capabilities with the aim of facilitating interface between entrepreneurs and investors.

All port area is open for visitors, including the Cruise Terminal, vessels, tugs and the training ship Sagres. Concerts, exhibitions and a regatta, are among the initiatives planned for 16 September to mark the Day of Port of Leixões.

It is the oldest music festival that continues to be held year after year in Portugal. The "Noites Ritual" commemorates 25 years and invites several generations of spectators to gather in the Gardens of Cristal Palace.