In the break before the first Posto Emissor of 2026, we recall some of the most listened-to items from the past twelve months. Last September, Marco Rodrigues remembered the time he was the resident fado singer at Café Luso in Bairro Alto, Lisbon.
Marco Rodrigues: "I knew everything about nightclub bouncers, everything a boîte was, a strip club. Only churches I didn't know"
Sunday, 4 January 2026RSS
Context & Explainers
Fado is a traditional Portuguese music genre characterized by melancholic singing and themes of longing and fate, with distinct Lisbon and Coimbra styles; it was inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2011. For expats, fado is both a living cultural tradition and a common tourist experience — attending a small fado house in Lisbon or Coimbra offers insight into Portuguese history, language and social life.
