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Did you know that fado is on Unesco's intangible world heritage list? Watch this short video and let the queen of this Portuguese musical genre, Amália Rodrigues take you on a brief tour of the Portuguese language culture: from the Rio Carnaval to the azulejos, or blue tiles, found in many buildings in Portugal and Spain.
Discover how Portuguese has its roots in Latin and was shaped by Arabic and Greek and today counts about 250 million speakers on 4 continents. Fado means fate or destiny. Is it your destiny to learn Portuguese?
Study Portuguese and discover the language – one of many that you can learn with Online Language Support!
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