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Aldina Duarte
Aldina Maria Miguel Duarte (born 22 July 1967) is a Portuguese fado singer, lyricist, and researcher. She has dedicated herself to the traditional Fado repertoire, having been described as a "hardcore fadista". Many fadistas have sung her lyrics, including Camané, Joana Amendoeira, António Zambujo, Pedro Moutinho, and Mariza. Life and work Duarte was born in Lisbon, where she grew up in the social housing projects at Chelas, during the Estado Novo dictatorship. Her father left to fight in the colonial war, and died when she was 3 years old, never having returned home. Her mother raised her as a single mother with great privations. In an interview, Duarte described her childhood as "having no space for joy": "Facism was the great event of my early childhood. My childhood was sad, cruel, because where there is no food to eat, there is no comfort, there is no respect. That determines everything". Fado did not play a part in her young adult life. She worked in different jobs, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisbon
Lisbon ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 567,131, as of 2023, within its administrative limits and 3,028,000 within the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, metropolis, as of 2025. Lisbon is mainland Europe's westernmost capital city (second overall after Reykjavík, Reykjavik), and the only one along the Atlantic coast, the others (Reykjavik and Dublin) being on islands. The city lies in the western portion of the Iberian Peninsula, on the northern shore of the River Tagus. The western portion of its metro area, the Portuguese Riviera, hosts the westernmost point of Continental Europe, culminating at Cabo da Roca. Lisbon is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest cities in the world and the second-oldest European capital city (after Athens), predating other modern European capitals by centuries. Settled by pre-Celtic tribes and later founded and civilized by the Phoenicians, Julius Caesar made it a municipium ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
