Example sentences for: fado

How can you use “fado” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The classic night out in Lisbon still belongs to the fado clubs (casas de fado) in Alfama or Bairro Alto.

  • Along the Algarve, you’ll also find “fado nights” at bars and hotels.

  • Typically a fado troupe consists of a woman dressed appropriately in black accompanied by a couple of men playing acoustic guitars.

  • To enjoy the sounds of Portugal back home, take home a classic fado recording, perhaps by Amália Rodrigues or Carlos Paredes, or a disc of ethereal Portuguese pop by the Lisbon group Madredeus.

  • Wending their way up to the University are several small streets that hide repúblicas (halls of residence similar to fraternities and sororities) and numerous small bars that reverberate to the strains of Coimbra’s own distinctive version of fado (see page 128).


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