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The owner of Alfarrabista José Lopes Gomes Soares has over 40 years of experience in the used, antique and rare books market. Our space presents itself as both a bookstore and a library, making it the ideal place to get lost in old and new titles of all kinds. Visitors of our bookstore also find a pleasant outdoor patio which allows the guest to enjoy a moment of reading in a downtown Porto oasis. Alternatively, if you would like to purchase a copy of this property's catalog from the comfort of your own home, you may do so through the website provided for this purpose.

Aniplay is a store dedicated to Japanese popular culture with a special focus on the Japanese animation universe. Founded in 2013, we sell a wide selection of anime, video games, films and series related merchandise. It also includes a space dedicated to alternative fashion and one for leisure, by using stage and multimedia material. In this establishment, Aniplay also organizes thematic promotion events such as cosplay contests and quizzes. It also has the support of various cultural associations related to our main areas of focus, thus becoming an important hub for all culture buffs in Japan.

Since 2009, Candelabro has been defined as a café, a library and a bookstore. While having a coffee, a glass of wine or a cocktail you can enjoy some of the books available for sale. In fact, being a café, it keeps its book activity active, publishing literary works and buying and selling books, photographs, maps, postcards and other documents. It is a space characterized by a unique and cozy atmosphere with quality ambient music, ideal for a night of conversation with friends. Weather permitting, you can enjoy our pleasant and iconic terrace. It also develops various cultural and artistic activities, which you can follow along with your agenda.

Circo de Ideias is a publishing house, bookstore and architecture gallery. Located in the Bouça district, Circo de Ideias was founded in 2008 as a non-profit cultural association, with the aim of promoting the dissemination and study of architecture. The passion for books, for publishing, for curating, for architectural publications in particular, led the two architects, owners of this space, to edit books where there is a deliberate confrontation between the text, the image and the object. Their books are thought and edited by themselves to the limit, in a curatorial work whose result is the book itself. They have already edited books based on the work of Rem Koolhaas and Siza Vieira, for example.

Embaixada do Porto is a multipurpose space in downtown Porto that privileges the analog. It has been in existence since 2013 and its mission is to be the go-to for lovers of photography, music and retro and vintage style. Downstairs you will find a store dedicated to analog and instant photography and music: Polaroids, photographic rolls, turntables, vinyls. On the first floor, with ripped windows over the square and Carmo Church, is the Embaixada’s Bar, which is a café during the day and a bar at night. There are different styles of music every day of the week, and you can drink a mojito or piña colada, or eat a salad or a Nutella pancake. On Saturdays there are Photography Workshops.