Arts and Culture

Arts and Culture

Guitarra Portuguesa, Portuguese Guitar

Guitarra Portuguesa, Portuguese Guitar

When the Fado was claiming as a national song, we are witnessing the rebirth of the instrument in Portugal in the mid-nineteenth century, almost extinct in the rest of Europe. In 1870 the guitar is introduced among students in Coimbra, which is now an inseparable part. The number of performers grew during the twentieth century, […]

Museu do Fado, Fado Museum

Museu do Fado, Fado Museum

The Fado Museum was inaugurated on September 25, 1998 and is a museum dedicated to the world of fado and guitar. The museum is located in Lisbon, at  the Alfama district. The museum building was originally a water pumping station, the pumping station to Arena Beach. This cultural space is now a reference among cultural […]

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