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Aja Ireland – Oporto workshop

13
February

The ACE academy is promoting a workshop in Oporto with Aja Ireland on the 15th February 2018. This will be a great opportunity to get to know better Aja’s work and to understand her creation process. The workshop will take place in Palácio do Bolhão between 14h30 and 17h30. If you are interested in participating, do not forget that you must enrol until the 13th February, by using the following email address: sereducativo@ace-tb.com

If you are into the work of this artist and want to know more about it, then this is probably an opportunity you cannot miss!!

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Fantasporto 2018

09
February

The 38th edition of the Oporto International Film Festival will take place between the 20th February and 4th March 2018. This year’s edition is expected to be one of the biggest so far and should include productions from all continents. The festival will happen in Rivoli theatre, in downtown Oporto, and has been considered sometime ago, as one of the 10 film festivals you must attend during your life.

The 2018 edition adopted the theme “Ethics- The boundaries of Science, Arts and the Cinema” with films, debates and presentations focussing on this particular issue, which is considered very relevant nowadays.

If you are into cinema and you intend to visit Oporto over the coming weeks, then this may be an opportunity you cannot miss. Visit the festival website for more info on activities,...

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Oporto – City Life Index 2018

06
February

The Time International published its City Life Index 2018 and Oporto managed to get an impressive second place!! Oporto is considered as the best place in the world to make friends, fall in love and keep family links. This is a sign that Oporto is changing for the better and that local residents are quite proud of the significant development the city has witnessed over the past years.

With these high satisfaction levels, Oporto ranked ahead of important cities, such as New York, London or Madrid. Only Chicago did better than Oporto and reached the first place in the index.

Overall, this is a very significant result for Oporto and is clearly showing that all the efforts and investments being made are leading to a better living experience!!

Therefore, if you still do not know Oporto, then ...

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Blues Festival at Oporto – February 2018

01
February

The 5th edition of the Atlantic Blues Festival will take place in Casa da Música between the 1st and the 4th February 2018. This event is organized by the Swing Station dance school and should bring to Oporto lots of dancers and musicians from different countries.

The festival programme includes dancing workshops with different levels of specialization and is lectured by professors coming from several countries: Alba Mengual (Spain) and Gastón Fernandez (Argentina/Spain), Vicci Moore (England) and Adamo Ciarallo (Italy/England), Eva Azevedo (Portugal) and Piny Orchidaceae (Portugal).

If you want to know more about blues and dancing, then you cannot miss this event...

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Electronic Music in Oporto – RPMM

29
January

For the first time, the RPMM Portugal festival (Representing People Music Movement) will take place in Oporto, in the Alfândega building, between the 28th and 29th July 2018. The people behind this event want to turn the historical center of Oporto into a big playground for all fans of this type of music.

Guy Gerber, Matthew Dear, Âme, Damian Lazarus & Ancient Moon, Francesca Lombardo and Darius Syrossian are just some of the names that have already confirmed. Each band has an unique style, so there is a lot of diversity for the fans that want to attend and participate in this festival.

If you are in the vicinity and you like electronic music, then this is an opportunity you cannot miss! Pay attention to the Oporto newsflashes, as there should be more info about this event later this ye...

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Japanese Kiosk – Oporto

26
January

The Japanese Kiosk is now fully renovated, should be assembled by the end of this week and should be back in normal business in less than a month, in the Mompilher plaza in Oporto. For approximately 100 years, this kiosk has been part of the typical Oporto landscape in the corner of Picaria and Dr. Ricardo Jorge streets. It is an unique point of interest that has been completely burned down in the 2014, but is now back to its old glory, so it deserves a visit and closer look!!

This kiosk is part of the Oporto history!! If you are visiting Oporto, do not forget to include it in your tour!! You will not regret it!

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15th Wine Essence – 2018

25
January

The 15th edition of the Wine Essence festival will take place in “Palácio da Bolsa” – Oporto between the 22nd and 25th February 2018. This is a big show that presents to the public and to connoisseurs the best that Portugal can offer in terms of wine. There is already information that more than hundred wine experts and top importers, from countries like the US, Russia, Poland, Brazil, Spain, England and other, will be coming to this event looking for the best deals and products.

There should be around 3000 wines on display from approximately 400 producers. The expected audience should be approximately 20000 people with 30% being foreigners...

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Oporto – One of the safest spots in the world (NYT)

23
January

The New York Times considers Oporto as an example of one of the safest destinations for American tourists in the world, displaying a photo of the city in one of its main articles.

Based on information from the US Administration, the New York Times reports the fact that Portugal is one of the safest countries in the world, being considered as risk level 1, due to low crime rate, low propensity for terrorist attacks, low social upheaval and low health hazards. These are clear advantages that make Oporto and Portugal stand out as attractive destinations!!

If you are about to book your holidays, do not forget to take this into consideration!!!

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Portugal Rally – Oporto 2018

19
January

One of the stages of the Portugal Rally will take place in Oporto during 2018. At the moment, the Oporto council and the promoters of the rally are still trying to figure out which is the best area to create a successful street stage! So far, there is some consensus around the Clérigos area, as the right location for a spectacular street stage, however, further studies are still needed to get to the optimum solution.

One thing is for sure, the Rally will be back to Oporto somewhere between the 17th and 20th May 2018, so if you happen to be around during the Street Stage, you will have an opportunity of a lifetime to see some of the best drivers and machines shredding tarmac downtown!!

Book a room at the Oporto Sunset Blue Balcony (10 minutes walking to the main action) to make sure you a...

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Open days at “Casa da Música” – Oporto

18
January

To celebrate 2018 as the year dedicated to “Austria”, the “Casa da Música” management decided to promote several initiatives for free between the 17th January and the 21st January 2018. So everyone that is interested can go to “Casa da Música” and see rehearsals, watch movies, participate in educative experiences, and take a look at stages and other areas in the building. All of this for free!! But only during these days!!

So if you are into music and you are in Oporto, this is an opportunity you cannot miss!! Go to “Boavista” and enjoy some of the best cultural experiences you can get from Oporto!!

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