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Listen the Fado of Coimbra and have a look at Coimbra and its University, one of the oldest universities in continuous operation in the world...

“… de Coimbra, a Guitarra, o Canto e a Poesia” foi um espectáculo que teve como objectivo saudar fraternalmente Lisboa, deixando a marca impressiva do fado de Coimbra que, ao longo dos tempos, tem servido a cultura portuguesa através dos seus poetas, guitarristas, violas e cantores, como Artur Paredes, Carlos Paredes, Zeca Afonso, Luiz Goes, Adriano, António Bernardino, Machado Soares, Edmundo Bettencourt, Menano, Augusto Camacho, Carlos Carranca, Jorge Cravo, Manuel Alegre, Durval Moreirinhas, Jorge Tuna, Rui Pato, Octávio Sérgio, António Toscano entre outros.

I dedicate this post to all my friends that have or have left roots in Coimbra and to a special Flickr friend, Brian D. Tucker, that has never been in Coimbra, but was curious about this Concert that took place in Lisboa, last 8th March. We both share a great love for music and trees and Coimbra has, besides the Fado, Choupal (a renowned wood of popplars), that has also inspired a Fado:

Listen another Fado de Coimbra... Do Choupal até à Lapa por Zeca Afonso

I am so sorry that all these photographs have so much grain, but they were taken with a small camera, that I was carrying with me that night. It was quietly hidden in my purse, then suddenly... and obviously I started rising ISO, not knowing yet if I was going to dare to take any shots! :)