METAMORFOSES focuses on the profusion and the process of integration of the imaginary and the vegetal, mineral and animal themes in a romantic domestic space, bringing to the halls of the house of Quinta da Macieirinha several pieces, some previously exhibited in the former Romantic Museum and other spaces of Museu da Cidade, others never exhibited, showing the unquestionable quality and diversity of the municipal collections. This exhibition also marks the beginning of the evocation of the centenary of the death of Porto artist, Aurélia de Souza, a key moment of the 2022/2023 programme. The celebrated self-portrait of the artist as “Santo António” (Saint Anthony), made around 1902, will be part of the new collection that brings together paintings, furniture, tapestries and textiles, ceramics, crockery and silverware, as well as other surprising sections of the collection, such as sets of fans, cut-out papers and malacology.

“Ajax et plures” presents a set of works by João Paulo Feliciano from the 1990s and 2000s belonging to the Serralves collection and a never-seen-before work conceived for the campus of Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Porto. The works presented are representative of different moments in the artist’s career, revealing the continuities and ruptures that have marked his artistic practice over the last thirty years. If the works of the 1990s revolve around the world of rock music and urban reality, the works of 2004 and 2021 show an interest in exploring perceptual phenomena and allow us to distinguish a turning point in the relationship (of fascination/rejection) with technology. There is a constant questioning of the material and linguistic mediums that the artist uses as a way of rethinking our relationship with the world, questioning assumptions of traditional artistic genres in the light of different aspects of folk culture. His ironic and provocative attitude, his desire to involve the spectator in the work’s meaning and, above all, his insatiable appetite for experimentation reveals to be transversal to João Paulo Feliciano’s diverse body of work. The works are presented in different spaces of the UCP – Porto campus, at the Edifício das Artes and the Edifício de Restauro.

This exhibition, the artist's first solo show in Portugal, is centred around her most recent film – “Eu sou uma arara” [I am a macaw] (2022) – which will have its first ever premiere in Serralves. Made in collaboration with filmmaker Mariana Lacerda, this medium-length film is a critical reflection on the impact of deforestation in the Amazon upon its indigenous peoples at a time of political and social tension. This work is also the result of a long period of research and a series of actions in São Paulo where dozens of figures inspired by Brazilian fauna and flora were paraded through the city's streets, like a dense and powerful forest. Heir to the historical legacy of the post-war avant-garde movements, from neo-concrete to tropicália, Rivane Neuenschwander (b. 1967) is one of the most renowned names in Brazilian contemporary art. In her work, the artist combines different media and mediums to build a unique visual repertoire that explores narratives on a wide range of themes, including language and time, popular culture and literature, psychoanalysis and art, nature and society, politics and philosophy, fear and desire. One of her most iconic works, “Eu desejo o seu desejo” [I wish your wish] (2003), a collection of wishes reminiscent of the wish ribbons/bracelets of Senhor do Bonfim, will be placed in the Chapel of Serralves Villa.

Cindy Sherman: Metamorphosis presents a series of works that span the artist's career from her earliest work to her most recent works. The exhibition was organized in dialogue with the artist and in partnership with The Broad Art Foundation, Los Angeles, an institution that has collected in depth Cindy Sherman's work for over thirty years. Mainly known for photographs in which she portrays herself as her own model, embodying the role of female media-influenced stereotypes in a wide range of personas and environments, Cindy Sherman shoots alone in her studio, serving as artistic director, photographer, makeup artist, hairdresser and subject. The portrait practice she began decades ago is responsible for some of the most striking and influential images in contemporary art. For this ambitious presentation in Serralves, the museum's galleries will undergo a radical transformation, creating a theatrical set to host the storyboard that the artist's photographs make up. The exhibition will also include new work, especially created for the Serralves Museum: a large photographic mural, which will give the exhibition an additional uniqueness. Generally, the artist does not give titles to her works, trying to avoid preconceived interpretations or pre-interpretations that could influence the viewer, preferring to leave the construction of the stories to the discretion of each person. The images are, however, grouped in series and numbered and explore various themes and techniques, thus reinforcing the differentiation and classification: Untitled Film Still (1983-1984), Fashion (1983-84), Bus Rider (1976-2000), The Fairy Tales (1985), The Disasters (1986-89), The Historical Portraits (1988-90) , Sex Pictures (1992), Horror and Surrealistic Pictures (1994), Masks (1995), Broken Dolls (1999), The Hollywood/Hampton Ladies Portraits (2000), The Clowns (2003-05), Society (2008). In the exhibition in Serralves, these series are presented with no chronological order, but rather building a narrative. In Sherman's works, individual compositions and narratives refer to a complete and complex repertoire of female identities: but while the early works are full of visible emotions, in the later photographs the emotions are gradually excluded. The works are not self-portraits, but representations perfected by the distance from the camera or lens that captures them or, as Rosalind Krauss said, they are “a copy without actually having an original”. In the late 1980s, Sherman felt the need to suppress her presence and created unreal and grotesque images, accident scenes, made up of supernatural and terrifying characters who embodied irrational fears and nightmares and created macabre and repulsive settings. Gradually, the artist's body is replaced by fake breasts, human excrescences, bodily fluids, sexual debris, medical prostheses, which later gave rise to Sex Pictures (1992), one of her most daring series, in which Sherman arranges mannequins into pseudo-pornographic tableaux, deliberately un-erotic that challenge the porn industry standards. The artist's return to the centre of the image took place around 2000 with the series Head Shots, where she features a series of studio portraits, or the disturbing series Clowns (2003-05) and, later, images of elderly women. If the fake or artificial body parts force the viewer to confront the staged aspect of the work, the tragic and vulgar appearance of the characters compels him to feel a certain empathy and respect for them. On the other hand, there is an evident change in the positioning of the camera, in the alteration of the sets, in the saturation and overlapping of props and extraneous elements in the composition, as well as the size of the print. Later, in the Society series (2008), Sherman continues her exploration into distorted ideals of beauty, self-image and aging in a society obsessed with youth and status through characters set in sumptuous backgrounds and presenting these photographs in ornate frames. Sherman goes from analogue to digital and, like her characters, she experiments with various possibilities: truly natural settings in her first images, film techniques such as “rear projection”, studio photography (the place where she has greater control over the image construction), the cyclorama and finally construction images on digital backgrounds. Although her work is generally classified by critics and theorists as being associated with feminism, violence and voyeurism and focusing on representation, the artist herself tends to avoid this theoretical instrumentalization and such associations. When building a character, Sherman does not have a specific person in mind but a genre, and the complexity of the narrative is shaped in the specificity of the relationship between the setting and the character.

Yuri Dojc, a photographer renowned for his portraits of Jewish Holocaust survivors, and Katya Krausova, a veteran British filmmaker who, in 1997, won the Oscar for Best Foreign Film (with "Kolya") and is now also the exhibition's curator, show the memories of the inhabitants of Bardejov, a small Slovak seaside town. The exhibition and the accompanying documentary began its journey in 2009 and have already travelled to three continents, in the most diverse venues: from the Cambridge Manuscript Library to the United Nations building in New York, to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, followed by Berlin and Moscow. Currently, several pictures from the exhibition are already part of the permanent collection of the Library of Congress in Washington (USA).

Spiritus –The best way to travel is to feel is an innovative multimedia show that goes beyond the walls of the Church of Clérigos, in Porto. This immersive experience explores music, light, energy and colour, creating an atmosphere of visual poetry, synchronicity and lightness that fills the entire architecture of the Church of Clérigos. Created by OCUBO and freely inspired by the poem “Afinal, a melhor maneira de viajar é sentir” by Álvaro de Campos, Spiritus awakens the imaginary, spirituality and mindfulness in each spectator.

The solo Stand Up Comedy “Tsunany” tells the artistic life of Actress Nany People and fun facts that took place behind the scenes of TV shows. The show also tells in a funny way the various "Unsuccessful habits" of modern life, such as unlimited plastic surgery, excessive physical exercise, unhealthy eating habits, the indiscriminate and often improper use of cell phones and, consequently, habits regarding social, affective and sexual relationships.

“Serralves em Luz” is back for a second edition and transforms the entire Serralves Park into an impressive light exhibition, providing the night-time enjoyment of this magnificent space through a surprising experience. After the success of the first edition, mentioned in the British newspaper The Times as one of the 10 best exhibitions to visit in all of Europe, “Serralves em Luz” is back, with the creative direction of Nuno Maya and organised in conjunction with the Serralves team and with light designs by the OLAB Collective, Sophie Guyot, Tamar Frank and Tilen Sepič. Along a 3 km route, twenty-five light installations, using multiple sources, low energy consumption technologies and even plants recovered in the Park itself, provide a magical sensory experience, in an immersive environment that provides new perspectives of this remarkable space and beckons to discover its natural and architectural heritage. Nuno Maya's light designs, created specifically for this exhibition, combine various forms of light with different locations in the Park, awakening in the spectator different visual sensations and emotions, while international interventions focus on luminous and interactive sculptural pieces that enable, for the for the first time, an active role of the audience that can thus transform, through light, the natural landscapes of the spaces. From the workshop for children, designed by the exhibition’s creative director and held with the collaboration of the Serralves Environment Education Service, was also born a video mapping projection on the facade of Casa do Cinema Manoel de Oliveira, created by 2nd year students of Escola Básica da Pasteleira do Porto. In parallel with this great open-air and night-time exhibition, there will be a programme of guided tours and photography workshops, which complements and enhances the experience of the different dimensions present: light, nature, art and architecture. Visit “Serralves em Luz” and enjoy a truly luminous evening.

Warhol, People and Things: 1972-2022, a collection of 68 photographs, from the 1970s and 1980s, donated to the Mishkin Gallery by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and exhibited, for the first time, in Portugal and Europe. The exhibition reveals "the work of Andy Warhol and his contributions to the development of experimental art, the media and critical art discourse, in conversation with contemporary artists, while also exposing the pioneering pop artist to a new generation in Porto". In addition to Warhol's photographs, contemporary works of art will be exhibited, several of which were commissioned for the exhibition. Among the works on display are "Scenes from the Life Of Andy Warhol" (1982), by director Jonas Mekas, John Miller’s "Middle of the Day" photographs, three films by Jeff Preiss, including his most recent "Welcome to Jordan", 2022, and recent paintings by Anna Ostoya. Works by Portuguese artists Sara Graça and Pedro Magalhães were also commissioned, and pieces from Casa São Roque will also be included, such as photographs by Augusto Alves da Silva and Robert Mapplethorpe. The exhibition program also includes lectures on photography and the relationship between Warhol and Jonas Mekas.

In the year she became the first Pakistani artist to win a Grammy (Best Global Music Performance, with the song "Mohabbat"), Arooj Aftab comes to Casa da Música. A pioneer of Pakistan's indie scene, she later immigrated to the US, where she majored in music production, engineering and jazz composition. “Bird Under Water” (2014) and “Siren Islands” (2018), her first albums, were critically acclaimed. A little over a year ago, she released “Vulture Prince”, which was included in the lists of the best albums of 2021 in publications such as The Guardian, 6Music, NPR, Pitchfork, TIME and Uncut. But the expression and recognition of Arooj Aftab's talent goes beyond music, as, as editor of the documentary “Armed With Faith” (2018), she also won an Emmy Award.

Botanical Garden of Porto will host an immersive night show, designed with the whole family in mind, where there will be plenty of light sculptures, holograms and visual effects with lights and lasers that will highlight some of the garden’s botanical species. The show is a “sensory and interactive journey” that will feature some of the most fascinating characters from the world of Alice in Wonderland, such as the White Rabbit, the Cheshire Cat, The Caterpillar and the Queen of Hearts, but also with well-known passages from Lewis Carroll's two books, the aforementioned and Alice Through the Looking-Glass. some sound environments and multimedia and interactive installations in mind, that is, there will be an “augmented reality app that will enable to add magic to one of the settings, using a smartphone, and a projection mapping on the south façade of the Galeria da Biodiversidade. This year there is something new. The ticket for the immersive exhibition gives direct access to Galeria da Biodiversidade – Centro Ciência Viva. Talk to us through livechat and find out everything!

The transcription challenge can be a way for someone to enter into another artist's music and, through this process, also become a creator of something new. Or was this not a practice of Johann Sebastian Bach himself, who transcribed the music of many other composers — and even his own. What may perhaps come as a surprise is that Bach's music, elevated to the pinnacle of perfection in its original form, proved at the same time adaptable to countless arrangements over more than two centuries. A true temptation to which plenty great composers have yielded, from Mozart to Schumann, from Liszt to Stravinsky and Schoenberg. Lucky for us, it's good to say. In addition to a Mahler’s suite over Bach's orchestral suites, the Orquestra Sinfónica presents here a set of keyboard works that sparked the imagination of Elgar, Webern and Stokowsky.

The 17th edition of the “À Volta do Barroco” festival begins with a tribute to Bach’s music, with arrangements for a symphony orchestra by great modern composers, and continues with the Renaissance polyphony of Palestrina, by Coro Casa da Música. The Concerto for Soloist and Orchestra, a hallmark of Baroque music, brings together the Orquestra Barroca with two important figures from the music world: conductor Andreas Staier and violinist Ilya Gringolts. As many of the Baroque practices persist in the music that has been written to this day, there is also room to hear motets by Bruckner or a piece by Rebecca Saunders. The festival ends with the soloists of Orquestra Barroca, after going through the “Great Mass in C minor” by Mozart.

One of the most iconic fairs in the city, it is exclusively to sell used objects, namely clothes, crockery, furniture and decorative items, records, books, electrical and / or electronic appliances, household items and working tools. Location: Avenida 25 de abril

Celebration of 15 years of the Orquestra Nacional Juvenil + 25 years of Conductor Cristiano Silva's career. The great symphonic tribute to the band Queen with 300 musicians on stage (Orchestra, Choirs, Band and guest singers). After 4 sold out concerts (Arouca, Casa da Música, CAE Figueira da Foz and Festival Vale de Lobo– Algarve) the big concert arrives at the Super Bock Arena.

Spontaneous and popular fair where you can buy birds, food and cages. Even if you do not want to buy anything, you can enjoy the singing birds, their colour and the liveliness of the fair. When passing through the fair, one must take a look at the breath-taking view of the Douro River and its bridges.

A gathering place for various collectors, this fair has as purpose the sale and exchange of coins, postcards, stamps and other related collectibles. It takes place under the arcades of the buildings surrounding the square.

With many years of existence, this fair is already a sociocultural tradition. It is very sought-after, both by the residents of Bairro da Pasteleira and by the general population. Various products are sold here, namely food, clothing, footwear and home textiles. Location: Rua Bartolomeu Velho

This version of Cinderella is based on the Spanish version of "Cenicienta, la magia del musical" which in 2012 was one of three nominees for the Max Awards in the category of Best Children's and Family Musical. The adaptation to Portuguese took into account what the Spanish authors tried, with this version of Cinderella, to keep the essence of the tale we all know, but with an environment that distances itself from the traditional parameters. Thus, we can enjoy a classic love story of personal and family triumph, adorned with a sophisticated wardrobe, a stage design with a certain shine of modernity, a current musical style and choreographies that take us from the elegance of waltzes to the expressiveness of more urban dances. Cinderella is no longer a children's musical, but a show for the whole family that combines playfulness, the magic of other times, with today's technological resources, using plenty of colours, shapes and music. Lots of music! A smart and entertaining show, accessible to the whole family and, above all, magical for children.

Sofar Sounds are concerts generally characterised by their intimate nature (usually in unusual places, such as shops, rooftops, people's houses, etc), with the performance of 3 artists (who are only revealed when they go on stage) and the location being secret (disclosed in the days before to those who signed up). Spectators will know the location of the concert 36h before the concert.

Simone has always had a very strong connection with Portugal. It is not by chance that in her new album, the lyrics of "Nua" were written in collaboration with the Portuguese poet Tiago Torres da Silva. In “Da Gente” (2022), the singer's first album since “É Melhor Ser” (2013), Simone once again travels the path of affection, paying careful attention to songwriters from the Northeast and the theme of the 12 songs she chose for the repertoire. Loves, encounters and reflections on today, when we begin to resume personal contact with those we love, set the tone for this new album. What can we expect from Simone's tour in 2022, in Portugal? HISTORY! Simone is celebrating her 50 years of career and is preparing a "Sob Medida" [custom-made] repertoire for this tour. Simone promises to revisit iconic songs, which made her one of the greatest voices of “Música Popular Brasileira” [popular Brazilian music], as well as songs from her new album.

João Baião is synonymous with Joy, Energy and Good mood! Reflecting all these elements in this show he created Don't let the name fool you, it's a Monologue that quickly becomes an electrifying sequence of dialogues, choreographies, songs and scenes full of humour, current topics all wrapped up in a contemporary scenography, designed to adapt to each number, creating a new scenic space in each scene. An authentic explosion of light, video and dance! It features a cast of dancers and actors dear to the general public, together in these "Monólogos da Vacina", coming soon to a theatre near you!

The musical “Música no Coração” [The Sound of Music] tells the story of Maria, a novice whose vocation as a nun is in name only. Her lack of discipline and her knack for always getting into trouble makes the convent that shelters her decide to entrust her with a more earthly mission: taking care of the seven children of the grumpy widower Captain Von Trapp. Maria goes to the Von Trapps' luxurious mansion excited, but at the same time, afraid... and she has reason to be. It's just that Liesl, Friedrich, Louisa, Kurt, Brigitta, Marta and Gretl have no desire to make her life any easier, just as they did not make it any easier for the previous dozens of governesses. But Maria's methods are quite different and she ends up winning their hearts through music. “Música no Coração” is a romantic musical, based on a true story, whose soundtrack has been hummed over the years. Musically, the show brings us iconic songs, which include the classics “Do-Re-Mi”, “So Long, Farewell”, “I Have Confidence”, “Morning Hymn/Alleluia” and “My Favourite Things”.

The title of the exhibition marking the centenary of Agustina Bessa-Luís (1922–2019) evokes the name of a film by the director with whom the writer maintained a regular and fruitful collaboration: “Um Filme Falado” [A Talking Picture] (2003) by Manoel de Oliveira. The starting point of the exhibition were the books “Aforismos” (1988), “Contemplação Carinhosa da Angústia” (2000), “Dicionário Imperfeito” (book published in 2008 that brings together excerpts from texts arranged in alphabetical order) and “Ensaios e Artigos” (1951–2007) (2017), which cover a wide range of subjects, themes and personalities. While reading these volumes – which both in terms of form and content can be understood as true revelations of Agustina's world – some of the writer's key ideas were identified. These themes are the entries for this “dictionary-exhibition”, each creating a dialogue with works from the Serralves Collection, by Portuguese and foreign artists, some of whom were her contemporaries. The aim is to create unexpected synapses, reverberations, between selected pieces and words, expanding their respective meanings and possible interpretations. The exhibition, which is to be read as much as to be seen, is presented as a three-dimensional book.

Estádio do Dragão celebrates 19 years of existence and this is an even more special moment to get to know, in detail, the stage of every FC Porto excitement and a landmark of the city and in architecture. With exceptional themed tours throughout the day, the FC Porto Tour unveils the spaces, secrets and all the refinement of Estádio do Dragão, in addition to visiting the Museum's permanent exhibition, where there are 129 years of history to discover. Awarded for its innovation and creativity, the FC Porto Museum is a trailblazer as an affiliate member of UNTWO and breaks all barriers for the bold and technological exhibition solutions and configuration. Estádio do Dragão was designed by the prestigious architect Manuel Salgado and has won national and international awards for environmental management and architecture since its opening in 2003, not forgetting important awards in the area of ​​tourism, together with the FC Porto Museum. Tour FC Porto visits are available in different languages ​​through the Museum & Tour APP, with contents that provide an even more exclusive experience. Subject to maximum capacity.

Three UNESCO World Heritage Sites brought together in a single event. The World Stars Pizza & Port Wine takes place in the heart of the Historic Centre of Porto, at Palácio da Bolsa, where the art of the Neapolitan pizzaiolo and the wine produced in the Upper Douro wine region will be paired, by the best pizza professionals from all over the world. At this event, which is not open to the public, thirteen renowned of Port and Douro wine brands participate (Burmester, Quinta das Lamelas, Casa Ferreirinha, Quinta da Pacheca, Niepoort, Alves de Sousa, Graham's, Wine & Soul, Ramos Pinto, Sandeman, Quinta do Vallado, Quinta do Vesúvio and Poças). Portugal, Germany, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Colombia, Italy, Spain, France, United States of America, Sweden, Serbia, Japan and Puerto Rico are the countries represented, which will show their creations to a jury that will evaluate the pizzas in three different categories: «Vinho do Douro» [Port Wine], «Vinho do Douro» [Douro Wine] and «Arte do Pizzaiolo» [Art of the Pizzaiolo]. Among the 14 initial competitors to the World Stars Pizza & Port Wine, seven will be selected to move on to the final stage, and the first three winners in each category will be awarded. The biennial event had its first edition in 2018 and would be interrupted by the pandemic situation, coming back this year with a vengeance. The American Tony Gemignani and the Bulgarian Radostin Kiryazov were the big winners of the first edition of this event. The pizzaiolo from the USA was the winner in the Port Wine category when pairing his pizza with a Croft Old Tawny. The pizzaiolo from the Balkans won in the Douro Wine category, pairing his pizza with the Quinta da Pacheca Grande Reserva Touriga Nacional 2015 red wine.

The initiative Café Concerto at Ateneu, which began in August, is already a must-see in the city of Porto. The nights dedicated to jazz, bossa-nova and musical tributes have been attracting national and international audiences and last until December. On November 17th, jazz returns with Agwa and its interpretations of great classics such as “My Funny Valentine”, “Bye Bye Blackbird”, revisiting jazz legends. On the 18th, the bossa nova night will be represented by Klara Rodrigues Trio who will perform songs by Elis Regina, Gal Costa, Tom Jobim, among others. On November 19th, the audience can watch the Tribute band with folk roots, Anabela and João Gusmão, who pays tribute to artists such as Bob Dylan, Neil Young, The Beatles, among others, with unique approaches, resulting from the harmony of guitars and voices. On November 24th, the Hugo Ferreira Quarteto takes the stage with original songs and timeless jazz classic songs by Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, John Coltrane, Chet Baker, and many more. Bossa-nova returns on the 25th with the Sérgio Vieira Trio who presents special interpretations of classic songs such as “Chega de Saudade”, “Tarde em Itapoã” and “Minha Namorada”. On November 26th, the Tribute night belongs to the project of Mariana Henriques, Bernardo Gomes and Pedro Alvadia, who will pay tribute to great music icons, such as Stevie Wonder, Billy Joel, among others.

Pedro Fidalgo's first thought was to work in construction, but with a guitar in his hands at the age of 14, his ideas began to change. At 16, he was playing in a band perfumed by the essences of Nirvana, and on top of his teenage years, the musician Noble grew up. 'Beautiful' was a resounding entry into the national assertion universe and was part of 'Honey' (2019), the debut album. Climbing the dream ladder, 'Solidão' (a version of 'Canção do Mar') set him on a tribute to Amália Rodrigues and, already this year, came 'Secrets', a new album that reveals more certainties about the artist's quality. Noble is a guest of “Dar Letra à Música” and makes his debut at the Futebol Clube do Porto Museum’s auditorium with beautiful songs and good stories to share with the audience. The conversation is led by the usual duo of presenters and provocateurs of the event, organised by FC Porto Museum in collaboration with the Associação Sótão Paralelo, subject to the capacity of the venue.

Liga Portugal will host the “Thinking Football Summit”, from 18 to 20 November, an event that will be held for the first time in Portugal. Over three days, Super Bock Arena – Pavilhão Rosa Mota will breathe football, in a summit that is intended to become a staple and one of the best in European football. This summit will welcome some of the best national and international figures in the world of football, who will help to understand the visibility of the industry. Thinking, promoting and growing will be the objectives of this event, which is expected to be a great success for the Portuguese Professional Football. The “Thinking Football Summit” will be a big showcase of football, with debates around the major topics of this sport that generates so much passion in many millions of people. Therefore, Liga Portugal opens the event to the public, creating a more fun side, with several moments dedicated to eSports, leisure activities and other initiatives that will generate engagement with all football fans. The “Thinking Football Summit” will be the last major sporting event to take place in Europe before the Qatar World Cup, which will be held between 21 November and 18 December 2022, so all eyes will be focused on this summit that promises to “Create Talent.” The kick-off to the World Cup will be given in Porto by a group of football industry experts.

The artist from Catujal will present an intimate show, accompanied by a band that will bring together around 20 musicians on stage, directed by New Max, and some surprise guests. In this concert it will be possible to relive some of the greatest hits of the musician's career, as well as the live presentation of his new album, 'Ouro Sobre Azul'. His debut album, '1.ª Jornada,' was released in 2002 and in 2005 the second album entitled 'Tira Teimas' was out. This was followed by two mixtapes: Kara Davis, in 2007, and Kara Davis Vol.2: Lisa Chu, in 2009. In 2013, he released 'Gancho', the album that consolidated his career, thanks to the singles 'Casanova', 'Berço D’Ouro' and 'Cabeças de Cartaz'. In 2015, 'Casca Grossa' was released.

The event is held on the third Saturday of every month, between 8am and 6pm.  The Antiques Fair takes place in Praça do Doutor Francisco Sá Carneiro, popularly also known as "Praça de Velasquez".  A favourite place for enthusiasts and curious people, collectors and experts, this fair offers a wide variety of genres, under the spectrum of antiques and vintage (books, porcelain, furniture, coins, jewellery, tapestries and paintings). Access is free. 

Upon hearing Berlioz's music for the first time, a British critic considered that to calling it "original" was saying little about the effect it had on listeners. With a rich palette of orchestral colours, the brilliant French composer was both admired and misunderstood, but he definitely re-founded the orchestra's sounds and brought it into a modern era. The “Symphonie Fantastique”, which he started in his youth and built with an intense and dramatic passion, remains his most famous work. In a late afternoon that celebrates the expressive potential of the orchestra and French music, the programme begins with Manoury, one of the most famous names in contemporary composition. His new piece “Anticipations” surprises us with sounds that live around us and arrive from unexpected places, abandoning conventions and challenging the orchestra to explore the space of the concert hall.

The spirit of the celebration of the 19th anniversary of Estádio do Dragão (November 16th) extends in the calendar to fill this open workshop with joy and fun, ideal to take part in with your family! With the help of adults, the children will recreate the tiles on the panel designed by Júlio Resende for the FC Porto stadium. Each author will write their name in their own recreation and, at the end, when everyone is finished, we will have a beautiful original mural to celebrate another anniversary of our Estádio do Dragão!

On stage, a film set awaits the recording of the pilot episode of a series. It's very hot! Action, House and Body make up the sensationalist group, with a view to eagerly capturing the viewer's attention. A script that derives from Ibsen's “Doll's House”, a narrative that melts, diluted between dream and collective illusion. The character knows that if he doesn't cause empathy, if he doesn't convince, he dies. The actor knows that the standardised structure in which he is part of redefines and oppresses him. The viewer will know that is witnessing several overlapping fields of action, which tend to manipulate him/her. FORA DE CAMPO recovers the mechanisms of the most common television series, to talk about power, architecture and emancipation. After all, our history is made of dramas.

The Dark Side of the Moon, The Wall and many more songs, including the iconic Echoes, played entirely “note for note”. Brit Floyd - “the best Pink Floyd show in the world” returns this year to the stage with a show that includes themes from The Wall, The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals and The Division Bell, and a 23-minute “note for note” rendition of Echoes. This song – written 50 years ago, is from the 1971 album Meddle. Brit Floyd have become a worldwide phenomenon by being recognised as the best Pink Floyd tribute band in the world – having performed over 1000 concerts since their start in Liverpool in 2011, many of them sold out. Their shows have become a phenomenon, faithfully recreating Pink Floyd's last tour of 1994 - including an incredible of light show, lasers, the iconic circle screen... the same imposing, theatrical spectacle that characterised Pink Floyd. It really is as good as they say!

With a reflective and singular career, Vera Mota (Porto, 1982) has been developing her work around the politics of the body, promoting and weighting its participation as a generative methodology and axis for conceptual formulations. Resorting mainly to sculpture, drawing and performance, and thus taking advantage of the breadth and permeability that these disciplines offer, her artistic practice involves a strong material component. In the work of Vera Mota, performance emerges as a means of production, composition or even staging, in a process where the body as the almost always indispensable agent, imprinting its gestures and circulations. The artist pays special attention to the economy of presence, effort and action, the artist proposes successive exercises of repositioning of the body, sometimes subjecting it to processes of almost complete erosion of its characteristics. Assuming a sculptural animism and claiming other perspectives of the body and materiality, Vera Mota reassesses modes of representation, proposing processes and strategies of disqualification, transfer or transfiguration of forms, status or functions, among bodies or the parts that compose them. DISEMBODIED is the artist's first exhibition in a museum - as if from the hands to the head - proposes a permanent and tense dialogue between drawing and sculpture, in which the spectators find themselves involved.

This Christmas, give Portuguese crafts as gifts. The “Artes e Ofícios” fair, returns to Avenida Dom Afonso Henriques, close to São Bento Station. In this Christmas edition, the market organised by Santa Clara Associação will be open from 1 to 23 December, with various Portuguese handicraft products and objects. Ceramics, wool, linen, wood, leather, stone and iron objects, traditional toys and games, handmade soaps, cloth dolls and homemade liqueurs are some of the items that make good Christmas gifts.

On 25 and 26 November, Mercado do Bolhão will set the table to celebrate Portuguese gastronomy and promote proximity between “the product and the people who work it”. The Melting Gastronomy Summit will have 12 national and international chefs cooking soups, olive oil, rice, pork and fish dishes. For two days, those who stop by Bolhão – whether curious or professional people – can “taste the delicacies prepared in front of them”. In its second edition, the summit also features “Table Talks”, tastings commented simultaneously with talks and live cooking sessions. The aim is that, in each of the five daily sessions, chefs and producers discuss different topics “in a 360º approach to the product”.

Considered one of the most prestigious piano duos today and described as musical soulmates, the GrauSchumacher Duo continues its residency at Casa da Música with the Concerto for two pianos that Felix Mendelssohn wrote when he was just 14 years old. In 1823, the composer premiered the work in the company of his sister, the virtuoso pianist and composer Fanny Mendelssohn. Under the direction of the renowned conductor Michael Sanderling, Principal Conductor of the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, the Orquestra Sinfónica ends the programme with the “most daring” symphony by Bruckner, which he himself said was his favourite.

Classic Stage presents its 16th Classic Season in Portugal. Filled with romance and beauty, O LAGO DOS CISNES [Swan Lake] is considered the most spectacular ballet in the classical dance repertoire. The choreography of the ballet O LAGO DOS CISNES requires great dexterity and high technical skill in the interpretation of the characters by the dancers. A classical production with incredibly realistic scenographic elements, dazzling costumes, sumptuously detailed handmade accessories and an array of enchanting melodies that make up this great masterpiece of classical ballet. A great and irresistible classical production that represents an unmissable and memorable moment. A unique show that will linger in the audience's memory. To not lose!

One of today's greatest Brazilian artists is coming to Portugal and will perform in Porto. The story of Zé Felipe began in 2002, the year he started to accompany his father, Leonardo, on the road learning about music. In 2009, the singer-songwriter began to play the first chords and it was in 2014 that he signed his first contract with the record label, thus debuting his career on the TV show “Domingão do Faustão”. Currently, Zé Felipe is one of the most talked about and most successful artists in Brazilian music. With millions of views on all digital platforms and many of them in the Global Music TOPs, songs like “Revoada no Colchão”, “Toma Toma Vapo Vapo”, “Malvada”, “Senta Danada”, “Vontade de Morder”, and, the artist’s latest hit released with CALEMA – “Onde Anda” which is already a hit on the radio in Portugal, are present in all playlists and won over the Brazilian and Portuguese audiences. All this baggage of greatest hits to see live in Porto.

Classic Stage presents the 16th Classic Season: O QUEBRA-NOZES [THE NUTCRACKER], an enchanting narrative that awakens our imagination, sending us to the realm of fantasy. A Christmas dream with spring-activated dolls, evil creatures and an unlikely hero – the Nutcracker Prince. Filled with romance and fantasy, THE NUTCRACKER praises the children's ability to dream and the sincerity of their feelings – Clara's first love. THE NUTCRACKER immortalised Tchaikovsky's genius with the famous Opus 71, full of remarkable melodies such as the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy and Waltz of the Flowers. Marius Petipa revealed his originality and creativity in the choreographic development of this timeless masterpiece, which remains one of the most performed shows ever. A classical production with scenographic elements of incredible realism, dazzling costumes, accessories manufactured with sumptuous details and an array of enchanting melodies that make up this great masterpiece of classical ballet. A great and irresistible classical production that represents an unmissable and memorable moment. A unique show that lingers in the audience’s memory. Not to be missed!

world-class cellist, Redi Hasa has been on the most important stages in the world as a prominent member of the ensemble of the famous Italian pianist Ludovico Einaudi. He is responsible for example, for the bass and melodic accents that enhance albums like “Elements”, “Underwater” or “Seven Days Walking”. After the much applauded “The Stolen Cello”, the Albanian musician now presents a new solo album, the result of a mental return to the agitated Tirana of his adolescence, when the civil war was a reality and rock was a cry for freedom. In “My Nirvana”, Redi Hasa adapts to the cello the legendary songs of Kurt Cobain's group, the most revered rock band of the last decades.

“Who tells a tale adds a tail’” is a proverb used to indicate that a story is added to with each telling, i.e., people add their own details to their account of the very same event or fact. “Story telling” is one of the expressions that best define the oeuvre of artist Paula Rego (Lisbon, 1935 – London, 2022); “adding tails”, which all readers and viewers do, is the most accurate expression that define the visitors of exhibitions. Paula Rego was one of the artists who obtained the most recognition in the country where she was born and raised (Portugal) as well as in England, where she studied and lived until her death, and worldwide. The readings of her work underlined above all the relationship between her painting, drawings and prints with folk and traditional tales (many of them Portuguese in origin), with literature (including for children) and with her autobiography (especially her childhood), as well as on her contribution to a constant questioning and redefinition of women’s role in society. Held in the same year when Paula Rego has passed away, this exhibition, showcases a remarkable amount of her works in the Serralves Collection – including the impressive polyptych Possessão [Possession] (2004) – is an opportunity to once again admire her work.

Camellias are back in the garden of Casa São Roque! Japonica, reticulata, exceptional, hundred-year-old... Camellias are a universe that, besides their beauty, involve a lot of history and specific characteristics of cultivation. Next Sunday, November 27th, at 4 pm, the award-winning collector and grower, Professor Armando Oliveira will guide the tour and explore the beautiful specimens of camellias. At the end, you can visit Casa São Roque and the Exhibition "Warhol, people and things", while enjoying a glass of Alvarinho wine. Porto is the City of Camellias. Come and welcome them with us.

The immersive multimedia show “Misterioso Egito” [Mysterious Egypt] is a creative adaptation of more than 3,000 years of history, which will dazzle the viewer with its visual effects and music, transforming this space into a living testimony of this fascinating civilization. In this thirty-minute journey, accompanied by Ricardo Carriço’s voice, we explore some of the most symbolic moments and elements with iconic “stops”. We discover the treasure of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, who celebrates 100 years, we unravel the enigma behind the famous Rosetta Stone (1799), we meet great pharaohs like Ramses II - The Great, we see the great Pyramids, among many other architectural and pictorial elements that are part of this imagination. Get ready for… A journey back in time to Egyptian civilisation, where you are invited to explore some of the most symbolic moments and elements of Egyptian culture.

Queer Porto 8's programming once again makes us reflect on important issues related to memory, individual and collective. It is with this motto that we return to inhabit Teatro Rivoli, with the two official competitions, the Casa Comum of the Rectory of the University of Porto, with a programme dedicated to EcoQueer, in addition to screenings at Teatro Helena Sá e Costa and Maus Hábitos. Gestures of memory and celebration, in a programme that evokes and “makes up” necessary pasts, thinks and questions our present, and projects us into the future.