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Story summary
- Fadista incorporates drag performance into fado, branding the style as “queer fado.”
- Lila Fadista and João Caçador formed the duo Fado Bicha, released two albums and starred in the documentary “As Fado Bicha.”
- Fado is recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage and traditionally serves as a storytelling medium for working-class life.
- Their growing multicultural fame offers representation for queer Portuguese individuals who previously felt excluded.
