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Espresso Yourself
Lisbon’s Art Deco A Brasileira
café has been serving the
city’s literary greats for more
than 100 years (p101). Over
in Porto, high society and
bohemian intellectuals have
been flocking to the far more
ornate Majestic Café, with its
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decorative stone cherubs,
since it opened in 1921

Statue of poet Fernando
Pessoa outside A Brasileira
PORTUGAL’S
CAPTIVATING

CITIES

Urban Portugal is a tale of two cities. The traditional saying
“Porto works, while Lisbon plays” no longer holds true, with
both cities having much to offer.

FADO
Like blues music, fado
is an expression of
longing and sorrow.
Literally meaning
“fate”, the music owes
much to the concept
known as saudade,
meaning a longing both
for what has been lost,
and for what has never
been attained. The
people of Lisbon have
nurtured this poignant Rhythm of the Night
music in backstreet Both cities boast a lively nightlife,
cafés and restaurants with traditional bars sitting side
for over 150 years, and by side with trendy clubs. But,
it has altered little in with its myriad drinking holes
that time. It is sung as spilling out into narrow cobbled
often by women as men streets, Lisbon’s Bairro Alto (p89)
and is always accom­ is an unbeatable party destination.
panied by a guitarra (a For a change of pace, no trip to the
Portuguese guitar) and capital would be complete without
a viola (an acoustic a visit to an atmospheric fado bar.
Spanish guitar). Alfama
is the best place to hear
it; we love A Baiuca (p71). Electronic band performing
at festival Rock in Rio Lisboa

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