Lisboa Entertainment

Agenda Cultural and Follow Me Lisboa, free at the tourist office and at kiosks in the Rossio on R. Portas de Santo Antão, have information on concerts, fado, movies, plays, and bullfights, as well as lists of museums, gardens, and libraries.

Fado

A mandatory experience for visitors, Lisboa’s trademark entertainment is the traditional fado, an expressive art combining elements of singing and narrative poetry (see Music). Cantadeiras de fado, cloaked ...more

Theater, Music, And Film

Teatro Nacional de Dona Maria II, Pr. Dom Pedro IV, stages performances of classical and foreign plays. (☎ 213 25 08 00. Tickets €5-20.) At Lisboa’s largest theater, Teatro Nacional de São Carlos ...more

Bullfighting

Portuguese bullfighting differs from the Spanish variety in that the bull is typically not killed in the ring, but butchered afterwards, a tradition that dates back to the 18th century. These spectacles ...more

Futebol

Futebol is the lifeblood of many a Portuguese citizen. Futebol fever became an epidemic during the 2006 World Cup, and after a month of nail-biting, shop-closing, crowd-gathering soccer mania, the Portuguese ...more

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