Milonga d’A Barraca
Directed by Alejandro Laguna since its founding in 1999 at the emblematic Teatro A Barraca, Milonga d’A Barraca is the Argentine tango space with the longest tradition in Lisbon. It has become a reference point for dancers, musicians, and tango lovers, maintaining a weekly tradition that spans generations. Its nights breathe intimacy, camaraderie, and that magic that only tango can create. As Sebastián Jimenez wrote in 2025: its dance floor has been the stage for generations of tangueros who found in its intimate and authentic environment the perfect refuge to surrender to the music. Today, the Milonga continues to be a pillar of Argentine culture in Portugal’s capital.
Learn and Live Tango
“The ‘porteño’ essence of tango is not in the ‘what’ you do, but in the ‘how’ you do what you do. That is where true knowledge resides.”
