Sunday Nov 8

In the university city of Coimbra, fado fans cough instead of clapping

The first time I heard fado in Coimbra, a university city between Lisbon and Porto, the room went quiet and people started clearing their throats. I thought they all had colds. It took me a while to understand it was applause.

Aiden ZuckerMagnetico

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