| Her mother cooked in a restaurant in Alfama where fado was sung and like many other fado-singers she grew up with it. |
| Experiencing fado, a musical genre unique to Portugal, is a sure way to immerse in culture. |
| Nostalgia for the past and for the homeland is represented in the sentiments of Sebastianismo and saudade and in the lyrics of the fado. |
| The Lisbon fado started at the beginning of the 19 th century in pubs in the slums of the city. |
| Portuguese artist Ana Sofia Varela is only 25 but is already one of the hottest stars of fado. |
| Stand outside one for long enough, and you'll hear the proprietor break into a fado, the equivalent of an Irish folk song. |
