Fado - Intangible Heritage of Humanity
01 January, 1970
Declared as Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO, on November 27, 2011, Fado became the first Portuguese artistic expression to be recognized by this organizational institution.
The application came about in June 2010, through an initiative of the Lisbon City Council and the Fado Museum, to promote this Portuguese musical style. It was approved a year later at the VI Intergovernmental Committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, which took place in Nusa Dua, on the Indonesian island of Bali.
This distinction praised fado as a tradition and expression of the country's cultural identity, with names like Mariza and Carlos do Carmo as ambassadors.