Coimbra
Coimbra fado has ties to the academic traditions of the University of Coimbra. The singers and other musicians will wear the tradition academic wardrobe that consists of dark robes, capes, and leggings. They will sing at night time on the streets or in the city square. While Lisbon often appealed to those in the working-class fields, Coimbra appeals to the more privileged classes.
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The Old Cathedral (Sé Velha). This was essentailly a church-fortress built in the middle of the Reconquista.
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This beautiful bronze sculpture, by artist Andre Alves, sits along Coimbra’s famed Rua Quebra Costa, a narrow lane leading to the top of the Old City and the University. The statue honors the tricana, a woman of Coimbra. She’s dressed in the traditional clothing, with a shawl and apron, and carries a pitcher, with which she would fetch water from the Mondego River.
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A woman strides along a narrow street near Coimbra's Old Cathedral.
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People walking at night on Rua Ferreira Borges.
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A lamp on a faded but still beautiful building in old Coimbra.
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The faded beauty of the Hotel Astória, 1926.
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The steps become a grandstand for a jazz show in Coimbra.
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Some traditional dancing on the street in Coimbra.
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Some traditional dancing on the street in Coimbra.
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Some traditional dancing on the street in Coimbra.
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The audiance was mostly all locals. There were hardly any tourists around.
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Some traditional dancing on the street in Coimbra.
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Some traditional dancing on the street in Coimbra.
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Any empty Coimbra street approaching midnight.
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Some beautiful detail on the Banco de Portugal.
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Monument to Joaquim António de Aguiar...local boy who was Prime Minister 1841-1842.
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People on the streets of Coimbra in the morning.
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The Cafe Santa Cruz sits next to the Church of Santa Cruz.
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This ornate organ in the Igreja de Santa Cruz is a fine example of an Iberian organ, with trumpet-like pipes.
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An old drinking fountain in the Mosteiro de Santa Cruz.
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A hallway along the Cloister of Silence at the Mosteiro de Santa Cruz.
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The Manueline Cloister of Silence, Mosteiro de Santa Cruz.
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The Sanctuary is an oval-shaped church, a reliquery, that is, a shrine in which relics are kept.
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Some figures on the choir loft of the Church of Santa Cruz.
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