Society
Cinema at Campo Alegre
This week, Medea Movies presents at Teatro Campo Alegre, a national premiere of the films "Taklub" by Brillante Mendoza and "A Toca do Lobo" by Catarina Mourão.
CNN says the Douro is the most impressive wine region in the world and highlights the Ribeira and the Café Majestic
CNN describes the Douro, including the city of Porto, as the region "where water glimers like liquid gold", classifying it as "the most stunning wine region in the world.
Porto Marathon on its way to setting new participation records
The 13th Porto Marathon, scheduled for November 6, is expected to set new participation records, both of Portuguese people who enjoy touring the Douro river area and an increasing number of foreigners who come to take part in the main race.
French Film Festival at Rivoli
The French Film Festival began with the screening of the film "21 Nuits avec Pattie", a Larrieu brothers's film at Rivoli Theatre.
Michael Krebber paintings at Serralves Museum
The Serralves Museum hosts Michael Krebber's exhibition "The Living Wedge" which for the first time brings to Portugal the work of one of the most important German artists of the past two decades and is also one of the most significant and influential contemporary painters.
Tuk-tuk tours by urban art of Porto
To showcase urban art that is made in the city, the City Hall of Porto will once again offer free tours and workshops over four weekends.
Ricardo Ojeda Lara triumphed in Porto Open 2016
Even without Portuguese players, the men's final of the Porto Open was the culmination of a great and intense tennis week on the courts of the Porto Tennis Club. Defeated in the final of Porto Open 2013, Spanish Ricardo Ojeda Lara, is 590.º in the Tennis world ranking and he was the male winner of the 17th edition of the Porto Open this Sunday, after beating the French Gianni Mina in the final match of the second greatest tennis tournament in the country, endowed with $ 25,000 in prize money.
Anti-Racist Film Festival at Rivoli
From 14 to 16 October 2016, the third MICAR - International Exhibition of Anti-Racist Cinema is back to the Rivoli, the Municipal Theatre of Porto.
Ryanair announces four new routes to Porto for the 2017 summer season
The low-cost airline Ryanair announced today the opening of four new routes from Porto airport for next year's summer season. Michael O'Leary, CEO of Ryanair, at a press conference in Porto City Hall, revealed that Birmingham and Edinburgh (United Kingdom), Krakow (Poland) and Nuremberg (Germany) are the new destinations which will have a two weekly flights direct link with the Francisco Sá Carneiro airport (Portugal).
Cultural journeys to discover the "Porto World Heritage"
To highlight the 20th anniversary of Porto Historic Centre, the City Hall of Porto decided to outline the Cultural journeys of this fourth quarter of the year under the headline "Porto World Heritage".