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President of the Friends of the Coliseu Association, Eduardo Paz Barroso, and the mayor of Porto, Rui Moreira will be present for a concert performance later on at Coliseu, at 6 pm.

The international public tender for the "Restoration and Modernization of the Bolhão Market" with publication of the notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, is launched this Monday, December 19, 2017. The construction, repair and renewal work carried out are intended to last 720 days, taking place by mid-2017 and will cost 25 million euros.

Rui Pedro Silva won the men's race for the seventh time and the winner of the women's competition was Catarina Ribeiro. One of the most emblematic and oldest running events in Portugal, the Saint Silvester Road Race (Corrida de São Silvestre in Portuguese) is inspired by the one from Brazil, regarded as the major international athletics events in Latin America.

The exhibition "O Palco e a Cidade, Teatro do Porto 1850-1950" celebrates one century of the art of theatre, at Casa do Infante.

For the first time, Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport reached the 9 million passenger mark for the year 2016. It has surpassed the previous record of 8 million in 2015. This took place with a flight from German flag company, Lufthansa, at 11.30.

Porto is the destination of choice for the turn of the year, beating Lisbon and Paris. According to the study prepared by the hotel search platform www.trivago.pt, Porto is the most popular destination for Portuguese to ring in the New Year, followed by Lisbon and London, and then Paris and Funchal.

On December 19 the Coliseu do Porto celebrates 75 years and, to commemorate the date, invites the city to an exclusive event giving visitors a unique opportunity to go inside the theatre. Tours are at 11 am; at 3:00 pm and 5:00 pm.

The rehabilitation of Campanhã is at the pole position, according to Rui Moreira, the mayor of the city of Porto. It was an emotional Rui Moreira that advanced, yesterday, December 14, that "this is a bet that requires that all political forces commit themselves because it is a long term project (...) and because this is a commitment of all of us for all of us", when presenting the Rehabilitation Urban Operation of the ARU-Campanhã Station. The

Porto City Hall presented the Urban Rehabilitation Operation of the Campanhã-Station ARU, defined in June 2015. The action program foresees a deep refurbishment and urban rehabilitation operation, with an overall investment of around 75 million euros over a period of ten years.

On December 7, the city of Porto was recognized European Reference Site for active and healthy aging, with a two-star rating, in a ceremony, held in Brussels. The award was presented by European Commissioner Gunther Oettinger and the President of the European Committee of the Regions, Markku Markkula.