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Fado Route
Meet fado in Lisbon.
Fado is meant to be felt,
not understood,
or explained.
not understood,
or explained.
- Amália Rodrigues
An interactive museum to see, hear and feel Fado - Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Discover centuries of history and personalities that still reinvent and keep this heritage alive today. Visit us.
Get to know who sings, who plays and the history that unites all of us.
Personality of the Week
Manuel de Almeida27 April, 1922 - 3 December, 1995
Manuel de Almeida’s interpretations of “Fado Antigo” and “Mãos Cheias de Amor” became iconic, but he also made several of his poems famous, such as “Não vale a pena meu bem”, “Por te querer tanto”, “Tempos que já lá vão”, “Longe de ti”, or “É a saudade”. The Portuguese Authors’ Society has over 50 registered themes attributed to the fado singer, either as poet or composer.
