News Highlights
Get ready for the first days of the DDD Festival, on 20 and 21 April
These are the DDD first programming days that are set to propel you to fascinating performances and animated shows. The first to be scheduled is the premiere BATE FADO, by Jonas&Lander, at Rivoli. What do tapping and singing the Fado have in common? That is precisely what you will discover on 20th April, at 7 pm. Check out the first days of the DDD Festival in Porto, available on stage and at home. A hybrid programming that is meant to suit all audiences.
Retailers celebrate Mother’s Day with customised gifts and treats
Mother’s Day is just around the corner; the date is marked on 2nd May and Porto City Hall is launching a campaign to support retail trading celebrate the date with customised gifts and treats, such as postcards, cards and customised wrappings that are also crosswords.
Photo exhibition in Porto subway stations honours health workers of Hospital S. João
“110 retratos de uma Luta” or “110 portraits of a fight” is the telling title of the photo exhibit by photographer Marcus Garcia, on display at Porto subway stations, to honour the frontline health workers at Hospital S. João who are fighting the pandemic.
The Municipality of Porto is installing sports equipment in 18 green spaces in the city
Go alfresco in Porto great outdoors, as the Municipality of Porto is installing sports equipment in 18 green spaces in the Invicta. It is a fact that physical activity in natural green outdoors promotes better quality of life and improves health.
Waste levels are decreasing in Porto area: the population produces less garbage and recycles more
In 2020, Lipor received over 60 thousand tons of material to recycle and 40 thousand tons of selectively collected biowaste and found that there is a reduction in the overall waste production. The pandemic accounts for one of the factors, but much is due to the awareness of residents where Lipor operates.
Payment exemption of fixed water tariffs to companies and local trade approved by the Municipal Assembly
The Municipal Assembly of Porto approved unanimously the new exceptional support measure to non-household customers regarding exemption from payment of fixed water tariffs, sanitation and urban waste management invoiced in the first quarter of this year. The catering industry and local trade suffered a sharp reduction of their revenues due to the ongoing pandemic.
Dropping off and picking up students has never been easier in Porto’s streets
More schools in the city of Porto are included in the "kiss & ride" system, the expedited transfer point that provides a safer perimeter for parents and tutors to drop off students.
Phone call from space: Russian cosmonaut is back to the University of Porto
The online talk between the Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko and Portuguese students will take place on 14th April and will be streamed via the faculty’s YouTube.
There are 21 new STCP buses running on CNG in Porto
Porto is tackling the problem of local urban pollution, by using CNG – Compressed natural gas to power the first buses running in the Invicta. This is part of the STCP policies of implementing a decarbonisation of its operations. The goal is that by October, another 60 buses that are powered by CNG will integrate its fleet, alongside five electrical vehicles, thus enabling to reach the 274 “green” buses landmark.
DDD Festival is back “On Stage/At Home” and spotlights dance and national artists
The DDD – Days of Dance Festival 2021 kick starts on 20th April, with a full agenda of 22 performances, out of which 16 are world premieres or national productions, and out of the 11 coproduction, six are from the Northern Region. “The focus is on national artists” and to them Mayor Rui Moreira expressed words of thanks and gratitude “for the tremendous spirit of resistance, resilience and adaptability”.