Live Performance entertainment in Portugal
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Café Santa Cruz
Few cafes in Portugal offer such an atmospheric backdrop. The interior, set in a dramatically beautiful high-vaulted former chapel, features stained-glass windows and graceful stone arch, while the outdoor patio area affords one of the city’s best vantage points over the popular Praça 8 de Maio. Popular with tourists and locals alike, the cafe periodically hosts free evening music events and talks. You’ll pay a bit extra here for the atmosphere, but it’s worth it.
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Casa dos Bonecos
Actors from the grand municipal Teatro Garcia de Resende studied for several years with the only surviving master of a traditional rural puppetry style called bonecos de Santo Aleixo (Santo Aleixo puppets). They occasionally perform this, other styles, and hand-puppet shows for children at this little theatre off Largo de Machede Velho.
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Café Teatro
With huge windows, minimalist decor and a long zinc bar overlooking leafy Praça da República, the cafe in the upstairs lobby of the university theatre is the place where alternative types congregate for their caffeine fix or first drink of the evening. Ticket-holders only during performances.
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Restaurante Mal Cozinhado
Porto has no fado tradition of its own, but you can enjoy the Lisbon or Coimbra version of ‘Portugal blues’ into the wee hours at Restaurante Mal Cozinhado.
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Mesa de Frades
A magical place to hear fado , tiny Mesa de Frades used to be a chapel. It’s tiled with exquisite azulejos and has just a handful of tables. The show begins around 11pm.
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Praça de Touros
Évora has a Praça de Touros outside the southern walls, near the jardim público. Three to four bullfights take place between May and October.
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Bacalhoeiro
Nonconformist, laid-back Bacalhoeiro shelters a cosy bar and hosts everything from alternative gigs to film screenings, salsa nights and themed parties. Free wi-fi.
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Centro Cultural
Lagos’ main venue for classical performances, including popular fado concerts, as well as contemporary art exhibitions.
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