Society
Coliseu Porto 75th anniversary concert
Porto Symphony Orchestra Casa da Música will present a well-known classic repertoire to the Coliseu audience on 6 May. Coliseu Porto celebrated 75 years December last and this year the celebration continues.
6th MASTER.SPITCH professional networking event takes place 19 May
Time to register for the 6th edition of MASTER.SPITCH, a professional networking event sponsored by Porto City Hall, designed to help entrepreneurs meet investors.
Warm-up conference for European Design Awards on 27 April in Porto
The 10th edition of European Design Awards ceremony will take place in Porto on 27 May, and it will be preceded by a pre-conference at ESAD-Matosinhos and Faculty of Fine Arts of University of Porto, on 27 April, under the title "How to Promote your Work in the Design Arena".
Spread of tourism in Porto has produced economic and employment benefits
The latest forecast by one of the world's largest professional services networks, PwC, indicates that strong demand has propelled the city of Porto into the spotlight.
Monarch Airlines is establishing Manchester, Birmingham and Luton-Porto routes
Monarch Airlines offers a total of nine flights to Porto, starting April 28. The most punctual low cost airline will fly Luton-Porto, Birmingham-Porto and Manchester-Porto three times a week.
Social housing system brings back 300 people to historic downtown in Porto
Porto City Hall shall invest nearly EUR 4 million in the rehabilitation of 96 homes in the historic centre, with a capacity to accommodate 300 people. According to the City Hall, this programme is the first to return people to historic downtown in the city of Porto.
Solidarity fundraising to support Africa
"Setting the table for Africa" is the motto of a solidarity fundraising campaign that brings together several restaurants in the North and Centre of Portugal, organised by "Leigos para o Desenvolvimento" Association.
Villa Tugendhat by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe can be visited in Porto
The Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto opens Thursday at 6:30 pm the exhibition based on "Villa Tugendhat", the icon of modernism designed 90 years ago by architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and the most emblematic among the architect's works.
Dance performance to conquer the fear of the dark
"Nocturno" (Nocturnal in English) is a dance performance about the fear and fascination of the dark, featured by Theatre Campo Alegre, Saturday April 22, at 3 pm and at 5 pm.
Entrepreneurship trends debated at University of Porto
The entrepreneurs' capacity to respond to new challenges, the type of entrepreneur that our society needs or the training opportunities available in the market are some of key issues to be addressed in the first edition of the General States of Entrepreneurship at the University of Porto, Thursday 20, at 2:00 pm at Rectory Hall of University of Porto.