There’s no English equivalent for “saudade,” a loanword from Portuguese that describes a feeling of melancholic longing and missing something or someone. Both Portuguese and Portuguese-speaking Brazilian cultures have the reputation of being full of sad emotions or nostalgic longings for things and people long past. Saudade has fueled Portuguese art and in particular “fado,” a folk music genre that combines acoustic guitar with vocalists singing songs of lament, longing, and loneliness.