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From Thursday to Sunday, 7, 8, 9 and 10 September, the quest to rediscover the existing bandstands in the city of Porto continues, through topic workshops inspired in the places' history and identity.

Eight years after the last race held in the city of Porto, the Red Bull Air Race returns to the Invicta, where more than 850 thousand spectators (number of people in two days) wanted to see first-hand the air aces and the pilots were not found wanting. The numbers are stunning: Sunday alone, more than 600 thousand people watched the Porto race on the riverside of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship.

The 14 Master Category Planes from Red Bull Air Race have landed today at the Race Airport in Queimódromo. The space has been transformed in the Air Race Village, fully geared to host planes and pilots as well as public, with a merchandising area, bar and restaurants, a huge flight simulator and a giant screen, which be placed in the public area so that spectators and fans can better enjoy the show.

We put together a set of information concerning the Red Bull Air Race World Championship leg in Porto. Keep track of the most relevant data on the event and enjoy the most vibrant weekend on the shores of river Douro in the cities of Porto and Gaia, which will take place on 2 and 3 September. But bear in mind that training flights, which will happen on Friday, are also spectacular.

Only a few days before Red Bull Air Race (1-3 September), Michael Goulian, American pilot competing for the fourth time in the Red Bull Race, and one of the most experienced pilots of the Red Bull Air Race team shares his views on Porto race.

The public will be able to hear the roar of engines and turbines of Red Bull's aircraft planes in the temporary runway in Queimódromo during the three-day-long competition: 1, 2 and 3 September.

School Ship Sagres is in Leixões and open to visitors with extended operating hours. The iconic vessel set sail from Lisbon Naval Base Sunday and docked at Leixões Port as part of the educational trip of first year students of the Naval School.

There will be three concerts featuring Jeff Davis Trio, Uma Coisa em Forma de Assim and S. Pedro, under the programme "Verão na Casa" (summer in the house). Concerts will take place at Casa da Música, starting at 10 pm today, tomorrow and Saturday.

There is no institutional script to this storytelling; Rather, the voices of citizens from Porto, some native some adopted, spotlight the quality of life of a city that is prepared to host EMA.

Liz Boulter's husband decided to offer his wife a ""much needed holiday" and The Guardian Reporter Liz Boulter embarked on a journey without knowing where she would "land".