Other Fado Pages
Fado Houses
Bairro Alto
Adega do Machado
The oldest Fado House in Lisbon. Today it seems to many too turistic, but you can still feel the souls of the great poets that performed there. Be careful that there is a minimum consumption.
- +351 21 322 46 40
- Rua do Norte, 91
- From 20.30 p.m. to 3.00 a.m., closed on Mondays
Faia
More than half a century of an existence always side by side with great names of the Fado song, along with a dedicated respect for the rich and varied Portuguese gastronomy make from O Faia a place impossible not to talk about in what Lisbon tradition is concerned.
The History of Fado
The History of Fado
Fado is currently a world wide known symbol of Portugal, being represented for many years in foreign countries by Amália Rodrigues, and more recently by Dulce Pontes, Mariza and Katia Guerreiro, among others. Throughout the world, to the name of Portugal, there were two things immediately referred: the Fado and soccer. Although taking many forms, as it is sung differently in Porto, Coimbra and Lisbon, the Fado is, by self-earned right, the very expression of the Portuguese soul.
Portugal, since the moment of its birth, emerged in a crossroad of cultures. This makes difficult to point out a precise origin of Fado, but all scholars agree that its origins go back many centuries, maybe even to times before the existence of Portugal as an independent country.
