THE ASSOCIATION

A non-profit association, politically neutral and confessionally independent, constituted in Emmen on 25 September 2026.

WHO WE ARE

The Fados à Mesa Association is a non-profit association, politically neutral and confessionally independent, with its registered office in Emmen, Canton of Lucerne. Its purpose is to promote, preserve and disseminate Portuguese and Lusophone culture in Switzerland, in particular fado, music, gastronomy, the Portuguese language and traditions.

To this end, we organize cultural, musical, gastronomic, educational and social events, our main project being the «Fados à Mesa» event. We promote cultural exchange between the Lusophone community and the Swiss population, support artists and creators of Portuguese expression, and cooperate with municipalities, cantons, foundations, companies, cultural institutions and other associations.

Our activities are open to the general public. The association does not pursue profit: any surpluses are allocated in full to the statutory purposes and are never distributed to members.

INSTITUTIONAL DETAILS

Name: Associação Fados à Mesa (Verein Fados à Mesa)
Legal form: Non-profit association, art. 60 et seq. SCC
Registered office: Municipality of Emmen, Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland
Address: Gerliswilstrasse 46, 6020 Emmenbrücke
Date of constitution: 25.09.2026 (Founding Assembly, Minute no. 1)
Duration: Indefinite
UID number: CHE-306.330.271
Bank account: To be assigned
Financial year: Calendar year
Contact: produktion@fadosamesa.ch

BOARD AND FOUNDING MEMBERS

Executive Committee · Term 2026–2028

Paula Angelino

President and Executive Director

Also takes on the artistic direction, marketing, design and communication.

Cristina Moita

Vice-President

Assumes all executive powers in the event of the President's impediment.

Founding members with roles on event days

Paula Silva

Founding member and Logistics Director

Management of logistics and teams on event days.

Paulo Nunes

Founding member and Technical Director

Technical coordination of events.

The President, the Vice-President, the Logistics Director and the Technical Director are the four founding members of the association.

PARTNERS AND SPONSORS

Institutions and partners who have joined us to give voice to Portuguese culture in Switzerland. Culture is also built in partnership.

Institutional Partner

Missão Católica Portuguesa de Luzern

Institutional Partner

FEES AND MEMBERSHIP

Fee: CHF 2 per month (CHF 24 per year).

MEMBER BENEFITS AND PARTNERSHIPS

Founding members and honorary members are permanently exempt from the fee.

How to pay the fee. While the association's bank account is being assigned, the fee can be paid in cash, directly at Pastelaria Famosa. Keep the payment receipt and attach it to your membership application.

Admission. The membership application is reviewed by the Executive Committee, which decides pursuant to art. 6 of the Statutes.

Membership categories (art. 5 of the Statutes)

—Founders — permanently exempt from the fee
—Full members — natural or legal persons admitted by the Executive Committee
—Honorary members — outstanding services to the association, exempt from the fee
—Supporting members — support the association financially; no voting rights

MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

STATUTES

Statutes of the Fados à Mesa Association

(Estatutos da Associação Fados à Mesa)

Translation provided for information purposes only. The original Portuguese version shall prevail.

Download Statutes (PDF)

Index

Article 1 — Name and legal form.

Under the name «Fados à Mesa», a non-profit association, politically neutral and confessionally independent, is constituted pursuant to art. 60 et seq. of the Swiss Civil Code (SCC).

Article 2 — Registered office.

The association has its registered office in the municipality of Emmen, Canton of Lucerne. The Executive Committee may set the administrative address within the municipality of the registered office.

Article 3 — Duration.

The association is constituted for an indefinite period.

Article 4 — Purposes.

1. The association's purpose is to promote, preserve and disseminate Portuguese and Lusophone culture in Switzerland, in particular fado, music, gastronomy, the Portuguese language and traditions.

2. To achieve its purposes, the association may, in particular:

a. organize cultural, musical, gastronomic, educational and social events, the main project being the «Fados à Mesa» event;

b. promote cultural exchange between the Lusophone community and the Swiss population;

c. support artists and creators of Portuguese expression;

d. cooperate with municipalities, cantons, foundations, companies, cultural institutions and other associations.

3. The association's activities are open to the general public and are not intended exclusively for its members.

4. The association does not pursue profit or self-help purposes. Any surpluses are allocated in full to the statutory purposes and may under no circumstances be distributed to members.

Approved at the Founding Assembly of 25.09.2026, in Emmen. The President, Paula Angelino · The Vice-President, Cristina Moita.

DATA PROTECTION

The Fados à Mesa Association processes the personal data of its members and applicants exclusively for the management of memberships and the association's activities, in compliance with the Federal Act on Data Protection (nFADP) and art. 27 of the Statutes. Data is never shared with third parties for commercial purposes. To access, correct or delete your data, contact produktion@fadosamesa.ch.