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Concerts of São João are brought to a close with Marta Ren and Clã that will perform this evening in Aliados.

"If someday someone asks about me / Tell them I lived to love you". It was to the tune of Salvador Sobral's "Amar pelos Dois", this years' Eurovision Song Contest Winner that the firework display kicked off last night in Ribeira do Porto.

In accordance with tradition on the Day of São João, the Thirty-third Rabelo Boats Regatta fills the river of beautiful boats, starting at 3 pm, and organised by the Port Wine Brotherhood.

The festivities that started in May 25, end June 25 with the "rusgas", in which inhabitants of the seven parishes in Porto parade throughout the city dressed in a traditional costume and singing.

The "music of the World" show will gather thousands of people to celebrate São João in Ribeira of Porto, the historic town centre, featuring music genres that range from Pop to Rock music, Salsa, Tango or even Cancan, House and Dance music. At midnight, the traditional fire work display will get the party going in Porto.

Fitch Ratings has revised the Outlook on the city of Porto's Long-Term Foreign- and Local-Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) to Positive from Stable and affirmed the IDRs at 'BB+'. Porto is the second-largest cultural, administrative and economic Portuguese centre, with an estimated population of 214,000 in 2015.

Production Company Dream. We do. stated this morning that the "Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown" show, which was to be aired Sunday, 25 June, is postponed until 2 July.

In the first quarter of 2017, employment was the highest it has been in the last eight years, settling at 70, 1%. Additional indicators such as exports indicate economic growth, with the Metropolitan Area of Porto playing a crucial role and having had a considerable underlying dynamic.

Within this period of the São João festivities across town, the Art and Craft Market of Porto presents a special edition, which started Monday, 19 June and will run until Sunday 25 June, next to Porto Rectory.

Two months ago, Porto City Hall has invited the community to present varied proposals through the ScaleUp project for further action in the context of the city's entrepreneurial ecosystem, having the potential to meet the dynamics of innovation and technology. Eight projects have been selected to lead the entrepreneurial potential in Porto.