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The guitar like instruments of Portugal

They're called Violas

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Jefferson Graham
May 13, 2019
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Every region of the world has its own unique music, whether that be Spain and Flamenco, the accordion of Italy or the waltz of Vienna.

In Portugal, that music is called Fado, a form of folk music with expressive singing, usually accompanied by a musician playing a pear shaped, mandolin styled instrument called the "Portuguese Guitar," or Fado Guitar. Any…

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