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Bioblitz – April – Serralves – Oporto

14
March

The Serralves foundation invites everyone to come and help discover the full inventory of wildlife that can be found in its park. The fifth edition of the Bioblitz has free entrance and it is an important initiative to help develop biodiversity knowledge and wake up some minds to the relevance of protecting our environment. This event is sponsored by Lipor and by the Oporto City Council. The full programme for this event includes workshops, field discoveries, games and much more.

Due to limited capacity, interested people must register beforehand.

If you are in Oporto during this weekend and if you want your family to know more about biodiversity and nature protection, then you should not miss this opportunity...

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QSP Summit 2018 – Oporto

13
March

The QSP Summit is one of the most important European conferences of Management and Marketing. The 12th edition will take place in Oporto, Exponor, starting from the 22nd March 2018. Among some of the most reputed speakers, there is one that deserves special attention; Daniel Goleman (“the father of emotional intelligence”).

Besides presentations, there will be workshops and other initiatives to promote a better understanding of some of the hot topics in these areas. If you are around and you really like to know more about the new trends in Marketing and Management, then this is an opportunity you cannot miss!!

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Fashion City – March 2018

08
March

In order to accommodate this year’s Portugal fashion shows, there will be a new infrastructure temporarily built in “Parque da Cidade”. This new infrastructure has 10000 square meters, 80% are covered, and will be called fashion city. There will be 3 “passerelles”, each one with 1000 square meters and the ability to accommodate 1000 spectators. So all fashion shows presented in Oporto between the 22nd and 24th March will take place in this infrastructure, in lines similar to what happens in other major fashion cities like London, New York or Paris.

You happen to be around during these dates and you are into fashion, then this is an opportunity you cannot miss. Watching fashion shows in a special space conceived all for fashion lovers!!

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Oporto Blues Fest – May 2018

07
March

After last year’s success, the Oporto Blues Fest will happen again this year between the 18th and 19th May. The festival will take place in the gardens of “Palácio de Cristal” starting at 22h00 everyday.

Tickets cost 20 euros for one day only or 25 euros for the two-day pack.

The full line-up for this event is the following:

    18th May, Friday:

  • 22 horas: NORTH & SOUTH BLUES CONNECTION (PORTUGAL)
  • 23,30 horas: PAT “THE MOTHER OF THE BLUES” COHEN (USA)
    19th May, Saturday:

  • 22 horas: CHINO & THE BIG BET (SPAIN)
  • 23,30 horas: BUDDA POWER BLUES & MARIA JOÃO feat PEDRO ABRUNHOSA (PORTUGAL)

If you are into Blues and you are visiting Oporto during the dates of the Festival, then this is an opportunity you cannot miss!!

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Beniko Tanaka’s Shadow Theatre – Oporto

02
March

The “coal boy” is the name of the production that Beniko Tanaka will present in Oporto during this weekend. Beniko Tanaka is a plastic artist that lives in Lisbon and is well-known by shadow theatre skills.

There will be two sessions: on Saturday between 16h00 and 17h00, and on Sunday, between 15h00 and 16h00. The shows will take place in the second floor of the São Bento da Vitória Monastery.

There is a limit of 70 people per show and all admissions are free. The only thing you need to is to collect a ticket, in the same day of the show, in the monastery reception.

If you are visiting Oporto this weekend and shadow theatre is your thing, then this is an opportunity you cannot miss …

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Devexperts chooses Oporto

01
March

Devexperts (a german company) decided to choose Oporto as the location for the creation of a new R&D center. This company develops software for financial firms and is targeting Oporto due to its high human capital quality and entrepreneurial support. The company will operate from the Peninsula building, staff recruitment is already underway and everything should be ready by April. Overall, there is an expectation that 80 new jobs are going to be created with this investment.

Devexperts chose to invest in Portugal (Oporto) instead of Czech Republic and Hungary. This is a sign that Oporto possesses very distinctive and important features in terms of attractiveness … not just for tourists, but also for companies!!

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Extra capacity at the Oporto Sunset Blue Balcony

28
February

In order to match the growing requirements of families travelling to Oporto, we decided to add another double sofa bed to the living room at the Oporto Sunset Blue Balcony. To keep the quality standards of the furniture and decoration already in place, the choice fell upon a Brimnes sofa bed model from Ikea, that can be used as a single or a double bed. It is clearly a convenient sofa that can be used as a comfortable bench to have meals by the dining table or as an independent bed. The choices is yours!!

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Best Start-up Friendly City of Europe – Oporto

20
February

The World Excellence Awards ceremony is taking place in Istambul, Turkey, and Oporto managed to achieve the Best Start-up Friendly City of Europe award. This event is sponsored by the WBAF (World Business Angels Investment Forum) and tries to show the best practices around the world in terms of investment and networking incentives, namely for start-ups.

The prize given to Oporto is a clear recognition of the work done by the City Council in helping the development of start-ups, mainly through initiatives, such as the Scaleup Porto. This is the first time that any Portuguese city manages to achieve such an award.

It seems that Oporto is on the right way in many fronts, including incentives for the development of start-ups!!

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Oporto – Future City in FT ranking

16
February

The fDi – Intelligence Magazine, which is a FT publication, just announced the Future European cities and regions ranking with Oporto featuring in a very honourable 8th place in the category of FDI Strategy for mid-sized cities. In this ranking led by Bordeaux, Oporto is in front of other well-known cities, such as Newcastle or Brno. This is a clear recognition that Oporto is fast becoming an important destination for foreign investment in real estate!!

The fDi prizes will be awarded in Cannes during the biggest European Real Estate fair (MIPIM) that will place on the 13th March.

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New Ryanair route: Oporto – Seville

14
February

Ryanair announced another route between Oporto and Spain. This is another clear improvement in direct connections to Spain, bringing together Portuguese and Spanish workers and tourists.

From October 2018, there should be three weekly flights between these big cities. According to a press note, tickets are expected to be available for purchase from March.

This just shows that Oporto is becoming a more popular destination all over Europe and that more new routes from other carriers should be unveiled soon!!

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