For centuries tea has been served with circumstance in a ritual that promises to turn any evening into a social moment, with many delicious tastes to the mix. In the Museu da Chapelaria it's always five o'clock, and, therefore it's always time for tea. Bairro dos Livros prepared for Museu de Chapelaria a...
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...
It’s a first out of doors adventure for Bairro dos Livros with a festival in the land of Agustina and Teixeira de Pascoaes. Amarante’s Book Mini-Festival took place at the Maria Amélia Laranjeira Cultural Centre, between the 12th and the 15th of December of 2013. Marlene...
Bairro dos Livros has brought a new festival to the city of Porto, with a “covetable book offer”, assured by “independent bookshops, booksellers, publishing houses and specialized book spaces”. It took place between the 13th and the 22nd of December, right on time for the Christmas’...
Bairro dos Livros turned the Fenian Club into a dancefloor identical to the one that the venue once welcomed in glamourous parties at the beginning of the 20th century. With the help of the Invicta Big Band, the dancing dinner brought together readers, writers in...
Festival do Livro "Ler é Rockar". Mercado Bom Sucesso. 2014...
December of 2014 began with a bright artistic installation, built from 1.000 books, that drew up a symbolic course of readings in Lionesas’ space, in Matosinhos. The raw material – over 1.000 volumes – arises from the support of the Food Bank to Bairro dos...
