Ligeira Music is a short form of music, rarely exceeding three minutes, that is a main support of mass culture. Like other art forms, Portuguese ligeira music followed foreign fashions from the 1960s, imitating models from other countries. The 1980s and 1990s were a time of intense transformation for Portuguese ligeira music, contributing to the diversity of music in Portugal.

1. “Ligeira Music”<br />With its short duration, which rarely exceeds three minutes, it is perhaps the main support of mass culture.<br /> Similarly to what happened in the plastic arts, in the cinema and in literature, the Portuguese ligeira music also followed fashions, imitating and recreating customs and models, mostly from the 60s that were arriving from others countries.<br />The 80s and 90s weretimes of intense transformation of the Portuguese ligeira music, and this transformation is an element of big interest in our country's musical diversity.<br />