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In 2018, the President of the Chaves de Ouro chose all the ingredients of a typical Portuguese night: the Timpanas fado house in Alcântara.

Founded in 1971, the Portuguese Section was admitted to the 17th Country Member in 1972, during the 20th Congress of Les Clefs d’Or.

In the image, the first President of the Golden Keys, Mr. António Simões (accompanied by the associate, Mrs. D. Bina Catarino) and the current President, Luis Miguel Assissão; in the background, the manager Timpanas, Mr. João Pires.

In this conviviality, a special friend, who recently headed the room of the Fado house Adega Machado, Mr. Antero Jacinto.

Sociedade A Voz do Operário is one of the leading institutions in Lisbon for Instruction and Benefit, which has been in existence for 133 years.

The connection between this institution and the Fado dates back to its foundation in the nineteenth century.

Fado also encouraged the regular activity of the Voz do Operário.

This is the purpose of the Fado Gala, in which, in addition to the performance of artists, prizes will be awarded.

The character of this ceremony is solidary, the participation of artists is voluntary, also wanting to disseminate this musical genre.

The presentation will be by the famous television presenter Júlio Isidro, and about fado singers, some names, Teresa Tapadas, Maria Amélia Proença, Cláudia Picado, Maria Armanda, Ana Pacheco.

Variant of the previous edition, between 28 and 29 of September the fado stands out in the street.

Some of the best voices today, among them Mel, Sara Paixão and fado singer Marco Rodrigues (from the cast of Adega Machado) who joined Diogo Piçarra.

Today, Raquel Tavares, António Pinto Basto, Maura and Ana Marta (from the cast of Timpanas).

They joined the four on the corner, they tuned to build a guitar … with wheels!

Last Sunday the “autofado” team presented the vehicle at the Red Bull Grand Prix, the World’s Crazy Race!

They say this is an event for the idiots, for fun, the fearless.

The vehicle took a year and a half to build and weighs about 70 kg.

In this group of friends we have two nurses, a programmer, and a mechanical metal worker who is also a fado guitarist.

Garbage, being something inherent in human activity, is generated without interruption.

Since we are all producers of waste and garbage, it is important that intelligence is put at the service of becoming aware of the seriousness of the problem.

It is important that each one of them seeks to be better informed in order to have a greener behavior, a more circular consumption of (recyclable) packaging, at home and abroad.

September 15 is World Cleanup Day.

For those who are still enjoying the beach, it is suggested that you participate in a joint cleaning action on any beach.

85% of the trash found there is plastic.

If there is no such will, the simple act of depositing the garbage itself in the corresponding containers (undifferentiated, plastic, paper and glass) contributes to the reduction of the ecological footprint.