The “Adventário” is now available on video! Time to rewind holly stories with Ágora

The project “Adventário”, which translates as the Calendar of the Advent, was organised by the municipal company Ágora to bring the magic of Xmas to everyone’s homes during December. It is now available on video. Well-known personalities told Christmas stories each day, from 1 to 24 December, at 9.30pm. Time to check them out! Enjoy!

The “Adventário” is a project targeted at the younger audiences and whose goal is to celebrate Xmas, this time in the digital platforms. The project features a selection of the best Christmas stories brought to audiences online. Twenty-four known personalities and people with strong connections to Porto read stories for kids, inspired by the festive feeling.

It is available on Ágora’s Facebook page and on Ágora’s Youtube. There are stories read by Diana Pereira, by Marta Coelho and aRita, by the musician Rui Reininho, archaeologist Joel Cleto, writers Raquel Patriarca and Adélia Carvalho, dancer and choreographer Max Oliveira, visual artist Manuela Pimentel, and also the Commander of the Firefighter Battalion of Porto, Carlos Marques, the Police Commander of Porto Municipal Police, António Leitão da Silva, and the youtuber Sofia Manuel aka “a Tripeirinha”. These are but some of the invited “story readers”. Check them all out.

The project was developed by Bairro dos Livros, upon invitation by Ágora, and illustration and animation are delivered by Alice Eça Guimarães and Jorge Ribeiro (Fleabag Frog). All the stories will have sign language interpreting.