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  • 15 October 2017

    MADONNA, AFTER MORNA, FADO

    In September, the super pop star, after being enchanted by the sounds of the “morna”, music from Cabo Verde (Africa), had her first live fado experience with the fado singer Vânia Duarte. It is likely that Madonna’s curiosity and enthusiasm will make her go up to Bairro Alto to see how the Fado here happens. […]

    In September, the super pop star, after being enchanted by the sounds of the “morna”, music from Cabo Verde (Africa), had her first live fado experience with the fado singer Vânia Duarte.

    It is likely that Madonna’s curiosity and enthusiasm will make her go up to Bairro Alto to see how the Fado here happens.

     

  • 26 September 2017

    62 DAYS LEFT TO CELEBRATE OUR HISTORY, THAT IS ALSO FADO HISTORY

    On November 26, 2017, there will be a big party at Café Luso. Together with the fado community and the Portuguese, we will celebrate the 90 years of Café Luso, the 80 years of Adega Machado and the 6th anniversary of the elevation of Fado to Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.

    On November 26, 2017, there will be a big party at Café Luso. Together with the fado community and the Portuguese, we will celebrate the 90 years of Café Luso, the 80 years of Adega Machado and the 6th anniversary of the elevation of Fado to Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.

  • 26 September 2017

    72 HOURS IN LISBON

    Article contained in a blog of reference that belongs to the largest travel agent in Canada with the special vocation of serving Canadian travelers with attractive and advantageous options. They choose the best destinations worldwide, being Portugal, and Lisbon in particular, one of the most promoted. The article “72 Hours of Unforgettable Sightseeing and Dining […]

    Article contained in a blog of reference that belongs to the largest travel agent in Canada with the special vocation of serving Canadian travelers with attractive and advantageous options.

    They choose the best destinations worldwide, being Portugal, and Lisbon in particular, one of the most promoted.

    The article “72 Hours of Unforgettable Sightseeing and Dining in Lisbon” gives a brief introduction to Portugal, but refers above all to the charms of Lisbon, capital city, in its various facets that do not exhaust it in a single visit.

    In the nocturnal itinerary that the article proposes during 72 hours (3 days), Adega Machado (since 1937) is refered as a must to visit, for being one of the best restaurants in the capital where every night you can enjoy the Portuguese Gastronomy and have contact live with Fado, musical genre recognized in 2011 by UNESCO.

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  • 26 September 2017

    EXHIBITION “STORES WITH HISTORY”

    The “Stores with History” project aims to value and preserve the traditional commerce of the historic neighborhoods as a differentiating element of a city. In this exhibition, packed with objects and memories, we are transported in time and embark on a tour of 81 of the oldest and most emblematic shops of the capital. To […]

    The “Stores with History” project aims to value and preserve the traditional commerce of the historic neighborhoods as a differentiating element of a city. In this exhibition, packed with objects and memories, we are transported in time and embark on a tour of 81 of the oldest and most emblematic shops of the capital.

    To (re) discover a Lisbon full of soul and with many stories to tell.

     

    Tuesday to Saturday, from 12h00 to 18h30 (until 25th November)

    Rua da Conceição, 134 (Baixa – former Banco de Fomento Nacional

  • 26 September 2017

    TRIBUTE OF A FADO SINGER TO WHOM REVISED OTHER POPULAR TRADITIONS

    The Cultural Center of Belém proposed to the fadista Ricardo Ribeiro to sing and surprise with a tribute to José Afonso, a poet and singer who knew, like few, to revitalize the popular tradition and to work it with invention and modernity. José Afonso, as a musician, explored with equal modernity the chords of our […]

    The Cultural Center of Belém proposed to the fadista Ricardo Ribeiro to sing and surprise with a tribute to José Afonso, a poet and singer who knew, like few, to revitalize the popular tradition and to work it with invention and modernity.

    José Afonso, as a musician, explored with equal modernity the chords of our songbook and took them to all People.

    26.10.17, 9:00 pm, Centro Cultural de Belém