Portal do Fado

António Menano Born on the slopes of Serra da Estrela in a family of 12 brothers and sisters, António Menano was the best known and popular singer of the Coimbra Fado.

António Mourão Fadista, ator e cantor popular, António Manuel Dias Pequerrucho, nasceu a 3 de junho de 1936, no Montijo.

António Pinto Basto António Pinto Basto stands out in his generation as one of the most popular fado singers.

António Rocha António Domingos Abreu Rocha was born inLisbon, on the 20 June 1938. After finishing primary school, he left school because he needed to find a job and help the family income.

António Vasco Moraes António was born in Lisbon, where he started singing fado at the age of 18, still as an amateur.

António Zambujo He grew up listening to Cante Alentejo. The harmony of the voices, the cadence of the phrases and the tempo of each movement, were forever an influence.

Argentina Santos Maria Argentina Pinto dos Santos, since 1950 at the head of her typical restaurant “Parreirinha de Alfama”, was born in Lisbon, at the quarter of Mouraria.

Artur Ribeiro Natural do Porto, onde nascera em 1924, Artur Ribeiro gostava de cantar em miúdo mas o seu temperamento tímido fazia-o cantar escondido atrás de uma cortina.

Augusto Camacho Vieira Natural de Godinhela, Miranda do Corvo, Augusto Camacho Vieira licenciou-se na Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Coimbra em 1953.

Avelino de Sousa Avelino Ferreira de Sousa was a poet and playwright, a great supporter of Fado, which led him to publish, in 1912, the book “O Fado e os Censores”.