Centro InterCulturaCidade is an independent not-for-profit association working on
the valuing of arts and cultural diversity as a tool for social an economic inclusion and
for intercultural citizenship. Other topics covered by its works are on community
cohesion, local development, non-formal education, community media, social
entrepreneurship and international cooperation. The association is located in the
historical district of Poço dos Negros / S. Bento (a reference area for the Cape-
Verdean migrant community in Lisbon)
The Centre opened its doors in 2004 as a key-element of an EU-funded project
(EQUAL Initiative) focussing on preventing discrimination and ethnic and racial
discrimination and managed by a development partnership of public and private
organizations. In 2010 it was formally established as an association due to the
initiative of people from various nationalities and backgrounds who joined forces to
keep it running after the end of the EU-funded project.