Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 30th March 2022
Municipality of Faro wants to reduce noise caused by night establishments
The Municipality of Faro approved this Monday, at a chamber meeting, the new regulation of the opening hours of commercial establishments and the provision of services in the municipality and the new municipal noise regulation.
The previous regulation on opening hours of establishments came into force in April 2017 and has remained unchanged since then, while the current noise regulation came into force in 2012.
As the municipality points out in a note sent, the first of these regulations introduced a set of changes, including the liberalization of opening hours of establishments selling to the public, provision of services, restaurants or drinks, establishments with a dance space or where perform shows.
According to the Municipality, the discomfort felt by the population regarding the noise caused by the operation of establishments, due to music, with loud music on public roads and the agglomeration of consumers outside them, has created a situation of excessive noise.
In this sense, for reasons of safety and protection of the quality of life of citizens, the regulation now approved defines that restaurant, beverage or mixed establishments (restaurants, cafes or pastry shops, among others) can operate every day between 06:00 and at 2:00 am the next day.
Drinks and restaurants, duly licensed (bars, concert halls, theatres, cinemas, venues, among others) may operate between 10:00 am and 3:00 am the following day, from Sunday to Thursday, and between 10:00 am and 4:00 am, the following day on Fridays, Saturdays and eves of public holidays.
São Brás de Alportel celebrates the Centenary of the 1st Air Crossing of the South Atlantic with a cycle of conversations
São Brás de Alportel will mark the Centenary of the 1st Air Crossing of the South Atlantic with a cycle of “Curious Conversations” that begins this Wednesday, March 30, at the Dr. Blonde Stanco.
The first conversation will begin at 5:30 pm and will revolve around the theme “1st Air Crossing of the South Atlantic: the voyage and its preparation” which will be presented by Admiral Martins Guerreiro, Captain of Abril and great enthusiast of the idea of naming from Gago Coutinho, with roots in São Brás de Alportel, to Faro International Airport.
On the occasion, the documentary exhibition “Por Mares Não Dantes Navegados” will take place, which will be displayed at the Municipal Library and which will later travel through the municipality, in an initiative of the municipality, with the support of the São Brás de Alportel Collecting Nucleus.
The “Curious Conversations” will be held monthly. They will continue on April 8 with the theme “Gago Coutinho: the unlikely hero”, presented from 4 pm onwards, by José Correia Martins.
“Towards Gago Coutinho Airport: Imaginary journey through the main Portuguese airports” is the theme that José Belchior will present on May 13, starting at 4:00 pm.
Tavira invites children to celebrate International Children’s Book Day
The Álvaro de Campos Municipal Library celebrates, on April 2, the International Children’s Book Day with a program that aims to encourage reading and the construction of learning in the younger audience.
In this sense, children from the age of five are invited, along with their family and friends, to celebrate this date with the following activities:
19:00: Reception and introduction of participants
20h00: “Listening to” with Maurício Leite
9:30 pm: Listen to shared stories “Who wants to tell?”
The actions are free of charge, but registration is mandatory, so those interested should make their reservation through the e-mail library@cm-tavira.pt.
The municipality advances that, on April 2, the birth of Hans Christian Andersen is celebrated all over the world. From 1967, this date became known as International Children’s Book Day, drawing attention to the importance of reading and the fundamental role of books for children.