 In the 1980s, his remarkable "Um Homem no País" was the first CD ever recorded in Portugal.He has worked closely and nurtured the development of other fado singers such as Mariza and Camané.Carlos do Carmo, "The Ambassador of Fado", was instrumental in making Fado part of UNESCO's World Heritage Cultural Patrimony via countless concerts and the recording for Carlos Saura's film on fado, which premiered in 2007 at the Toronto International Film Festival.