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O ECO é um jornal económico digital, ‘mobile first’, que junta uma plataforma tecnológica inovadora a um jornalismo independente e próximo dos leitores. O ECO é um projeto de promotores, jornalistas e gestores, que desafiaram um conjunto alargado de investidores a apostar numa nova marca de informação económica e financeira para o mundo digital. O ECO é um jornal independente de interesses, quaisquer que eles sejam, pela natureza da sua fundação e pela diversidade e número de acionistas.

Primavera Sound is a Barcelona-based music promotion company that has, since its modest beginnings, developed a strong commitment to music so that spectators from different generations can enjoy the experience of live music to the full. This is clearly reflected in the innovative quality of its events, that exude coherence, eclecticism and the love of risk taking and are characterized by its unmistakeable artistic line strongly influenced by rock, pop and the most underground tendencies of dance music. Its festival Primavera Sound, that has taken place in Barcelona since 2001, has consolidated itself as a model reference for urban festivals that is internationally considered as an unmissable musical event. In parallel to this main event, PrimaveraPro has also taken off. An international meeting aimed at professionals from the music industry that in only five years has become an international reference for the independent music industry. Its programme comprises talks, conferences, workshops, showcases, meetings, etc. NOS Primavera Sound is Primavera Sound’s Portuguese counterpart and it has taken place in the city of Porto since 2012. The event has grown with every edition confirming the expansion of the Primavera spirit beyond our borders. Moreover, the indoor festival Primavera Club that takes place every autumn in different venues around Barcelona offers the occasion to discover artists that represent what the organisers see as the immediate future of the music scene. The Barcelona company also organises national and international band tours around Spain and has included in its multidisciplinary proposal the label El Segell del Primavera, that has around 15 artists and bands associated with it and has already released over twenty records, and La Botiga del Primavera Sound, in the historic Born district, in which vinyl lovers can find a choice selection of references as well as books, music DVDs, gadgets, gifts and merchandising.

Boom Festival is a multidisciplinary, sustainable and intercultural biennial festival which takes place by the shores of the Idanha-a-Nova lake in Portugal. Born 20 years ago as a small gathering of psytrance lovers, Boom has since grown to become one of the leading events in alternative culture worldwide. Respect between all beings and nature, oneness, love and interconnection are just some of the principles that constitute the backbone of Boom. Through life-changing experiences, Boom aims at not only raising awareness, but achieving both an individual and collective shift in mindset, thus contributing to what has been referred to as the Great Transition. In terms of art and culture, Boom has established itself as an authentic hub for cutting edge initiatives of all kinds - with four different music stages that celebrate countless musical genres, as well as a stage dedicated to dance, a Liminal Village program focused on conferences, workshops and lecture panels, the Museum of Visionary Art and the Being Fields, a whole area where Boomers can indulge in healing and wellbeing activities, participate in a series of workshops, but also pamper themselves with therapies and holistic counselling. Diversity can also be found in the Boomer community, as people from 154 different countries attended the last edition back in 2016. Throughout its evolution, Boom has developed several pioneering environmental projects which have won international recognition and numerous prizes. Some of these initiatives include the development of a biological water treatment system, a Bike Village, the use of dry toilets and renewable energies, as well as the growing of countless gardens throughout the venue and an overall sustainable approach to every component of the festival. Working at Boom As a festival that is made by the people for its people, Boom relies on the hundreds of workers who apply at each edition. It encourages the principle of co-creation and active participation and incorporates it into every aspect of the event, from pre-production all the way to post-production. This means that Boomers have the unique opportunity of making their contribution to the project and be part of a multicultural team with people from all parts of the globe.