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Located in Mouraria, Lisbon's former Moorish Quarter, Maria da Mouraria Casa de Fados is situated at the end of Rua do Capelão, a legendary street that often pops up in fado lyrics. "It’s ...
A live fado performance is an unforgettable experience, capturing the raw emotion and history of the country. As the epicentre of this hauntingly beautiful genre, Lisbon offers some of the best ...
centuries-old churches and melancholy fado music. Lisbon, once a slow-paced maritime city, is in development overdrive, which has not been without discontent: The cost of living has skyrocketed ...
Lisbon's cultural center Centro Cultural de Belem (CCB) kicked off this year's fado music cycle "Ha fado no Cais" Sunday, which will continue until the end of 2015 with performances by top artists ...
Do you have any advice for us? There are only nine tables, so reservations are a must. Noted. At the end of the day, why are we coming here? There's plenty of fado in Lisbon, but very few places ...
It’s after dark in Lisbon’s ramshackle ... It’s a quintessential fado theme of lost sailors and sad widows: “O waves of the salty sea, where do you get your salt? From the tears shed ...
Carlos do Carmo grew up in Lisbon, Portugal and is the son of Lucília do Carmo, one of the great singers of the golden age of fado, which began in the late 1920s. His mother's club in Lisbon ...
Adega Mesquita e Painel do Fado, na capital, e Mal Cozinhado, no Porto. A sua vitória na I Grande Noite do Fado de Lisboa, em 1953, aconteceu pelo bairro de Campo de Ourique. A artista foi ...