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The “Fantasma da Liberdade” (Phantom of Liberty) is the theme of the 5th edition of Anozero – Coimbra Biennial of Contemporary Arts, which began on April 6th and ends on June 30th. In the words of curators Ángel Calvo Ulloa and Marta Mestre, the theme of this
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Joana was born in Ponte de Sôr, Portalegre, on the South, but came to Coimbra to study and fell in love. Not only for the city but also for her husband, who came from Minho, on the North. They built a family here and when their children
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“TeeLegend for Geeks, Nerds & Jedis” is the most recent, and perhaps the coolest store on “Rua Visconde da Luz”. Behind the store are Sérgio and Ricardo, they are from Porto and friends for thirty years. The story of TeeLegend begins when Ricardo, a few years ago,
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Lucky Panther Parlor – Tattoo & Piercing opened its doors in November 2023, in “Praça do Comércio”. Bráulio, the owner of the Studio, was born in Coimbra and lived part of his childhood in “Baixa de Coimbra”. In the 90s and just with 20 years old, Bráulio
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12th April | 9:30 PM | Saint Francis Convent Bem Gil & Moreno Veloso concert. 12th April | 10:00 PM | Salão Brazil NAPA concert. 20th April | 3:30 PM | Saint Francis Convent The beauty and the beast. 25th April | 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
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The “Cabinet of Curiosities – An Interpretation” of the University of Coimbra, located in the “Carlos Ribeiro” Room, at “Colégio de Jesus”, brings together more than four thousand pieces in an exhibition that aims to provoke sensations, in children and adults, and it does. In a “meticulously untidy” room,
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It was in December 2023 that “Noster Taberna & Wine Bar” opened its doors on one of the most iconic streets in downtown Coimbra, “Rua Martins de Carvalho” better known as “Rua das Figueirinhas”. Number 28 is now a small, modern and welcoming tavern that contrasts and
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8th March| 9.30 PM | Saint Francis Convent Play: “Monólogos da Vagina”. 9th and 10th March| Saint Francis Convent Coimbra conventual and contemporary sweet fair. 10th March | 10 AM and 11.30 AM | Saint Francis Covent Concert for babies. 16th March | 10:00 PM | Salão
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Almalaguês, part of Coimbra’s council, just 12 km from the center of town, is a unique weaving center that places this small village in the panorama of Portuguese crafts. In Almalaguês, the majority of women dedicated themselves to the art of weaving, on their looms, often to
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The Department of Computer Engineering of the University of Coimbra (DEI.UC) inaugurated, in January 2024, the Computer Museum Center: a space dedicated to the exhibition and preservation of the history of computing and information technologies at DEI.UC. Its first exhibition, “Do ENER ao Espaço” (From ENER to
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