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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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International Pizzaiolo Day

16
January

Tomorrow (17th January 2018), there will be a spectacular celebration of the international Pizzaiolo day in Oporto!! From 12h00 onwards, some of the most reputed Pizza chefs in Oporto will be in “Praça do Leões” to show what they are all about. From 12h00 until 20h00, there will be acrobatic displays of pizza cooking, Italian music and free slices of pizza for the visitors that show up. In order to ensure that all runs smoothly and there is no pizza shortage, a huge wood oven will be set in the center of “Praça do Leões”.

If you really love pizza then this is an opportunity you cannot miss. Top pizza chefs plus free pizza!! Only at Oporto!!

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Open birthday – Rivoli Theatre

16
January

On the 20th January 2018, next saturday, the Rivoli theatre will celebrate its 86th birthday with a fantastic selection of music, dance, theatre and much more. From the early hours of Saturday until late in the night, there will be plenty of initiatives to keep you busy and interested. Anyone can enter for free in this celebration and tickets can be collected the same day (maximum two tickets per person).

This one of the most important theatres in Oporto and definitely it is worth a visit, specially during its birthday. If you are in the neighbourhood, this is an opportunity you cannot miss!!

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Miguel Bombarda Art Galleries – 2018 Season

11
January

Keeping a well-known tradition, art galleries at Oporto’s Miguel Bombarda start their regular shows of contemporary art next Saturday (13th January 2018). Galleries will be open from 16h00 onwards and access is free. The full layout of the exhibits presented to the general public can be found below:

    RUA DE MIGUEL BOMBARDA:

  • Galeria São Mamede: exposição de escultura, de Manuela Castro Martins
  • Galeria Serpente: In the end we close our eyes, de Paulo Moreira
  • Galeria Presença: Primary structures: A place beyond failure, de Marisa Ferreira
  • Galeria Quadrado Azul: exposição coletiva QAXXX (P4)
  • Galeria Fernando Santos: O Maior Espetáculo do Mundo, de Pedro Valdez Cardoso
  • Galeria Nuno Centeno: Group Show
  • Galeria Metamorfose: O Retrato, exposição coletiva
  • Galeria REM Espaço Arte: Sobre Pap...
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