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News and developments from Porto, Portugal's second city.
The green dome of the Rosa Mota pavilion rising above clipped hedges and trees in the gardens of the Palácio de Cristal in Porto, where the city's Book Fair is held

The Porto Brief, Week of 23 August 2026: The Mayor Asks to Put Police on the City Payroll, the Eurotrams Wilt Again, and a €75 Million Boavista Tower Trades Luxury for Volume

Pedro Duarte asks the PSP to let the câmara hire officers for the Cândido dos Reis nightlife strip, Metro do Porto's 25-year-old Eurotrams lose their air conditioning above 35C, a €75 million Boavista tower swaps luxury flats for 249 mid-market homes, and the Book Fair fills the Palácio de Cristal.
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The double-deck iron Ponte Dom Luís I spanning the Douro, with the colourful houses of Porto's Ribeira district rising on the far bank under a summer sky

The Porto Brief — Week of 15 August 2026: FC Porto Open the Title Defence Six Points From Six, the Boavista Metrobus Races Its 31 August Deadline, and Sá Carneiro Keeps Breaking Records

Your first weekly roundup from the Invicta: FC Porto start the title defence with two 2-0 wins and top spot, the second phase of the Boavista metrobus races a 31 August deadline, Sá Carneiro airport keeps breaking passenger records, and the north stays cool while the interior burns.
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