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According to information released today by the Lisbon City Council, the funeral begins at 10:00 on Monday, in the Basilica da Estrela, with the mass of the current body scheduled for 3:00 p.m.
It follows the funeral of a cemetery in the Portuguese capital, which will be reserved for the family.
The ceremonies coincide with the day of national mourning for the death of Carlos do Carmo, decreed by the Government.
According to the publisher of the fadista, Universal Music, “the ceremony will be open to all those who want to pay a final tribute to the fadista”, but will have “the appropriate health safety standards.”
“The funeral will be held in a cemetery in Lisbon, a ceremony reserved for family and closest friends,” adds Universal.
Carlos do Carmo passed away on Friday, at the age of 81, at the Santa Maria Hospital in Lisbon.
Born in Lisbon on December 21, 1939, he was the son of the fado singer Lucília do Carmo (1919-1998) and the bookseller Alfredo Almeida, owners of the fado house O Faia, where he began to sing, until beginning his artistic career. , in 1964..
Distinguished with the Latin Career Grammy Award, in 2014, among other awards, his journey went through the main world stages, from Olympia, in Paris, to the Frankfurt Opera, in Germany, from ‘Canecão’, in Rio de Janeiro, to Royal Albert Hall, London.
The singer said goodbye to the stage on November 9, 2019, with a concert at the Coliseu dos Recreios, in Lisbon.
The release of his latest album, “E Yet?”, Scheduled for last November, was announced today for this year, by Universal Music.
