Society

About 103 male and female young athletes from Porto municipality are participating in the XII Atlantic Zone Games that take place in Galicia, Spain until Sunday, July 10.

Urban Market and the people meet together for a 5th anniversary celebration party, in a special XL Hard Rock edition, from July 6 to 9. Access is free of charge between 11 am and 7 pm.

"Refugee: Think, Decide, Act" was the topic of the debate on the refugee crisis held at Casa do Infante and organised by JPAB Law Firm. This event was sponsored by Porto City Hall, "a municipality that tends to discuss different ideas", said José Pedro Aguiar-Branco, lawyer and former Minister at the opening session in which Mayor Rui Moreira also took part.

Porto is number three and the only Portuguese city in U.S. News "World's Best Places to Visit" Ranking 2017. U.S. News uses expert opinions, user votes and current trends to compile this list every year.

Porto hosts the International Folk festival from July 23 to 30. This event brings together Musical groups from eight countries, in a total of 250 participants. The musical groups will perform in Trindade Metro Station, in Quinta São Romão, Sé Social Centre and Gomes Teixeira Square.

The SPES Foundation (SPES meaning Hope, Esperança in Portuguese) has invited three Protestant churches to the closing session of the Conference Cycle devoted to the 500 years of the Protestant reform.

The house where Ruben A. and Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen grew up hosts, as of yesterday, the Biodiversity Gallery - Live Science Centre. The official opening ceremony was attended by the President of the Republic, the Rector of Porto University and the Mayor of Porto.

The new programme "Campo de Batalha" ("Battlefield") by Teatro Municipal do Porto aims at promoting creative new work. In that context, the creation of the performance "Savannah" by António Onio features an exotic environment, prone to abrupt change. The performance is about conceptualizing exoticism.

The Portuguese Photography Centre (CPF) and the Misericordia do Porto Museum (MMIPO) will hold a route reminiscent of the abolishment of the capital punishment in Portugal, themed ""Do Cárcere à Forca" ("From Prison to Hanging" in English). The route evokes the path travelled by those sentenced to death on their way to be hanged. Prior registration is required and tickets cost 5 euros.

For the fourth year running, Dragão Caixa will host the three-cushion billiards World Cup. The competition will run from July 3 to 9. Entrance is free. This is the 12th time that FC Porto hosts such competition and this year's edition prize money is 52 thousand euros.