The Letters on the Avenue initiative consisted on an alternative to the traditional Porto’s Book Fair, which didn’t happen in 2013, and contaminated, culturally speaking, the downtown of Porto, with a special program that involved literary gatherings, music, poetic performances, meetings with authors, autograph sessions...
By the fifth edition of Bairro dos Livros, the event turned into the 1st Porto’s Book Festival. Between the 21st and the 23rd of September, the Palácio de Crystal Gardens were center stage for a one of a kind celebration of Literature and books, under...
The Christmas’ edition of the Book Festival took place in December of 2012 at the old AXA building, in Avenida dos Aliados. The motto being ‘Reading is Magical’, a co-production of Bairro dos Livros (BL) with the support of CMP/ Porto Lazer, within the 1st...
‘Pessoa in Transit’ and ‘One Fernando, Many Pessoas’ are two artistic performances that bring the author of Mensagem to the audience, during Saturday’s afternoon. The initiative was promoted by Porto’s City Hall, through Porto Lazer, and organized by Bairro dos Livros within the scope of...
The books have flown out the shelves and joined the ranks of stars to hover over downtown Porto. The last edition of 2014’s Bairro dos Livros took place in the 13th of December of 2014, in open-air, among illuminated books in the balconies and lampposts...
