Fado na Baixa provides moments of Portuguese culture, with the production and unique performances of Fado de Coimbra and Fado de Lisboa, of high technical and artistic quality. In their small auditorium, live music performances are brought to life that enable those who visit not only to listen but also to know the history and essence of Fado. In a prime location, on a street overlooking the Douro River and the historic Ribeira area, Fado na Baixa occupies the first floors of a charming 18th century building and welcomes you in a sober, warm and intimate atmosphere. You can also purchase articles related to Fado.

It already has 16 years in the market and is the only bookstore in the country specializing in poetry and theater. Valter Hugo Mãe called it a “gourmet bookstore” and, in fact, Poetry is a way of being that bets on its own editions as well as on the poetic arts of several Portuguese authors, English literature, Brazilian poetry and small publishers, representing also some of the most important Portuguese and foreign publishers. “Poetry heals, theater is life,” is the epigraph of this independent bookstore, where love for a cause is a source of perseverance. More than a bookstore, Poetria aims to be a “meeting point, for the exchange of information between people and books and for the dissemination of poetry and theater.”

This bookstore dates back to the founding of the well-known “Livraria Asa” in 1967, adopting the current name in the year 2000.
José Alves bookstore has been establishing itself as a repository of excellence in the specialized technical books market, namely in the sectors of Economics, Management, Informatics, Biological Sciences, Architecture and Engineering.
Mostly geared towards Higher Education in Portugal, with equal emphasis on the Business and Professional segment, this establishment is a point of reference for all those looking for specific books, which you will surely find in this space.