As nouns the difference between faro and fado

is that faro is a banking game at cards, in which all the other players play against the dealer or banker, who draws from a dealing box while fado is a Portuguese folk song, usually featuring a single vocalist, Portuguese guitar and sometimes classical guitar. Lyrical themes are often melancholic in nature; the structure of the song is of greater importance.

As a proper noun Faro

is a city in Portugal.