Economy
The night of 22nd June offers traditional parade in Avenida dos Aliados
Save this date in your agenda: the 22nd June, the city celebrates the patron saint - São João- with the traditional dancing and singing parade, the "rusgas", in which each city parish dresses in a traditional costume and performs folklore dancing.
Rui Moreira steps solid ground in China
The official tour of the Mayor of Porto through China is now in Shanghai. After visiting Beijing, Rui Moreira held meetings with the Mayor and Vice-Mayor of the largest city of the People's Republic of China, considered one of the biggest metropolitan areas in the world, with over 24 million inhabitants.
Folklore dancing enlivens the city Saturday afternoon
As is tradition during the celebrations of the São João, there will be folklore dancing in Porto, scheduled to start at 3 pm. The folklore groups will departure from several sites in the city, and nine folkdance groups will enliven the city with cheerful music and good vibes. The groups will parade through the city main streets and avenues in downtown Porto, and everyone's invited to celebrate the patron saint of the city, São João.
Porto Beer Fest holds a three-day festival with a perfect combination of beer and food
The first day of Porto Beer Fest was crowded with revellers to celebrate beer on the spot. What awaits is the delightful tasting of over 300 varieties of beer from 50 national and international breweries.
"To do business we must first be friends", and Porto and Beijing are closer than ever
June 13th was a full day for Mayor of Porto, who is on official visit to China, in the context of the commemorations of the Day of Portugal, Camões, and the Portuguese Communities. Concurrently, the focus of this official visit of the Mayor of Porto to China is also the fostering and strengthening of commercial relationships between Porto and local entrepreneurs and businesspeople, as well as to promote the city of Porto as a business destination of excellence for companies to invest and set...
Porto Beer Fest invites you to taste and savour 300 beer types in the gardens of Palácio de Cristal
What about beer and skittles in Porto? Picture this: tasting and savouring about 300 beer types in the gardens of Palácio de Cristal, with the buzz of revellers enjoying a unique experience. The festivals runs from 13 to 16 June.
Celebrating Porto patron saint, São João
June is the month of São João [St John] in Porto. So long Primavera Sound, welcome São João, and the longest night in town. One night in Porto is not enough to celebrating São João. The party everyone in Porto and elsewhere is waiting for the whole year is just around the corner.
Nick Cave, Farewell and So long NOS Primavera
The last day of the three-day probably greatest music festival in Europe ended with the icing on the cake; no other than the greatest artist ever - Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds embraced the over 30 million festival goers that literally stood shoulder to shoulder to unite with the Australian musician, composer, producer, song writer and occasional actor, in an intimate moment of communion and emotional togetherness.
There is something about Primavera that can pull more than 100 people
This edition was one of the highest attended, with an estimated 100 thousand visitors in the three days of the event, according to a statement released by the organisation. And there will be another Primavera from 6 to 8 June in 2019.
Porto and seven other European cities have three million euros to fund new digital services
Porto and seven other European municipalities set up SynchroniCity open call, from June 1st 17:00 CEST to September 30th 17:00 CEST. Manchester, Helsinki, Milan, Antwerp, Carouge, Santander, Eindhoven and Porto are the partner cities in this call, whose main goal is the creation of digital services and solutions by entrepreneurs and developers to improve the lives of citizens and grow local urban economies.