Porto City Council had planned the ice rink for Cordoaria, not Praça D. João I. Reason for the change remains unclear

Porto's official plans for Christmas activities, published in the Diário da República, designated Cordoaria as the location for the ice rink. The City Council has now announced it will be installed in Praça D. João I instead, a location currently used by housing protesters, without clarifying the reason for the change.