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Below, Carminha shares her favorite places to experience fado in Lisbon—from the informal to the buttoned up, with a few trips down her own nostalgia lane.
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Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026
The neighborhoods of Alfama and Bairro Alto stay lively late into the night with fado music, good wine, and shared plates.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2025
Born in Mozambique and based in Lisbon, Mariza is the reigning vocal queen of fado, the intensely dramatic Portuguese music style that is synonymous with her name.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
The pastel buildings stacked up those hills, fado music spilling out of tiny bars at night, people who actually seem happy to help when you’re lost, were my beautiful introduction.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 18 Oct. 2025
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Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026
The neighborhoods of Alfama and Bairro Alto stay lively late into the night with fado music, good wine, and shared plates.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2025
Born in Mozambique and based in Lisbon, Mariza is the reigning vocal queen of fado, the intensely dramatic Portuguese music style that is synonymous with her name.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
The pastel buildings stacked up those hills, fado music spilling out of tiny bars at night, people who actually seem happy to help when you’re lost, were my beautiful introduction.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 18 Oct. 2025
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“Fado.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fado. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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