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DEPT · CULTURE

Culture & history

The 1755 earthquake that redrew the map, the Age of Discovery that funded the monasteries, and the fado houses still running on the same back streets — the story behind the postcard.

MUSIC

Fado music, explained

What fado actually is, where to hear it without paying tourist-menu prices, and the etiquette locals expect.

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