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Maria Do Carmo (fado Singer)
Maria do Carmo Fontes Páscoa Bernardo, better known as Maria do Carmo (1884 – 1964), was a popular Portuguese fado singer in Lisbon and Brazil. Early life Carmo was born on 11 January 1884 (although not all sources agree on the year), in the parish of São João Baptista in the town of Moura, Portugal, Moura, in the Alentejo region of Portugal. She was the daughter of Francisco António Páscoa and Madalena Augusta Fontes, both local farmers. At the age of three she moved to Lisbon, in the Estrela (Lisbon), Estrela area. Teófilo Braga, a future president of Portugal, who lived in the house opposite hers, encouraged her to sing popular songs. She started attending fado events when she was 11 years old and responded with pleasure to requests to sing. Later, she became an apprentice shirtmaker, where she acquired the skills that would allow her to set up her own business at home. She began her career as a fado singer while having this business to fall back on if things went bad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moura, Portugal
Moura (), officially the Notable Town of Moura City (), is a city and a municipality in the District of Beja in Portugal, subdivided into 5 ''freguesias''. The population in 2021 was 13,258, in an area of . The city itself had a population of 8,459 in 2001. It has now around 11,000 inhabitants. The current mayor is José Pós de Mina, elected by the Unitary Democratic Coalition. The municipal holiday is 24 June. It is home to Moura Photovoltaic Power Station, one of Europe's largest solar-power facilities and the Castle of Moura. There are two wine regions within the borders of Moura municipality: Moura centered around the town of Moura and Granja-Amareleja within the parishes of Amareleja, Póvoa de São Miguel and part of Santo Amador and São João Baptista. Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into 5 civil parishes ('' freguesias''): * Amareleja * Moura (Santo Agostinho e São João Baptista) e Santo Amador * Póvoa de São Miguel * Safara e Santo Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
