I have a tip for you: LISTEN to the music and songs by AMALIA RODRIGUES... go to YouTube and LISTEN to "casa portuguesa" "barco negro" "coimbra" and just pick ANY video by Amalia Rodrigues... then... when you are in LISBON, GO TO SEE THE SHOW "Amalia" which is playing in the theater right now. Do not miss this show. And, at night, go to Bairo Alto and go to night clubs with FADO music. I recommend "Cafe Luso" and "Tasca do Chico" where you will hear the very best Fado guitar and singers. In the day time, go to Castelo de San Jorge.

Again... start by LISTENING to Amalia Rodrigues on YouTube... Listen to each song two times, so you will enjoy it more. Then, do not miss the show in theater "Amalia"... and GO TO HEAR Fado at night.

I am a true blue Amalia Rodrigues fanatic, since I was a little boy, until now that I am an Old Man. For your information: Amalia Rodrigues is to Portugal as Edith Piaf was to France, or Nana Mouskouri is to Greece, or perhaps Frank Sinatra is to the United States, or the Beatles to England.

When Amalia Rodrigues died, three days of mourning was declared for all of Portugal. I am not Portuguese, and when I heard the news, I cried too.