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Former hospital Joaquim Urbano will be open to shelter the homeless

Porto City Hall has activated a Cold Emergency Plan to deal with the very cold spell in the coming days. Porto City Hall has prepared additional monitoring of homelessness, from January 17 until January 22, providing transportation to former Hospital Joaquim Urbano, which will be open to host those who wish to shelter there.

Cold Wave Spells in Porto the coming days

Civil Protection recommends that the population take the necessary precautions to cope with the cold spell in Porto the coming days.

First Bombarda Art District 2017 openings

Welcome to Bombarda Art District, in Porto. After the indulgences of the festivities, take time to stroll around this now predominantly fashionable district of upmarket galleries, offering you an array of events and exhibitions.

"Tomorrow Comes Today" will be held in Porto in October 2017

Neither Barcelona, nor London. The first European edition of Tomorrow Comes Today (TCT), an international music conference, will happen in Porto.

Porto City Hall to manage Cinema Batalha

It is an old aspiration of the people of the city of Porto, to see this landmark building restored and back in business. It will happen this year, thanks to the signing of a contract that enables the rehabilitation of the building and its cultural promotion and enlivening.

Polo Zero hosts Contemporary Network event on 21 January

On January 21, from 3:30 pm to 7:00 pm, the Polo Zero will host the Oporto Business Club, an event jointly organised by the Porto Academic Federation and the Beautiful Branding Agency, with the institutional support of Porto City Hall.

Porto Municipal Theatre 2017 Programming

Porto Municipal Theatre steps into the new season, January to July 2017, staging 41 shows in the first three months of the year, of which 15 premieres and 19 joint productions.

Special outing to Porto historic Parishes

The Porto. News team takes you in a special outing through the history and culture of its historic parishes, from Cedofeita, to Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau, Santa Maria da Vitória and Santo Ildefonso.

Entrepreneurship Program promoted by Porto City Hall and the Youth Foundation

The first locally based Entrepreneurship Program was launched on January 10th by Porto City Hall and the Youth Foundation. This programme has a two-fold aim: to promote entrepreneurship among young people in the region and to promote business ideas.

Porto is growing greener by the day

An innovative plan to plant trees in public spaces was presented today at Porto Municipal Tree Nursery. There are 14 new areas, the so-called Biospots, distributed along the main roads, in a total of 17 hectares.