Forró, a music style from Brazil’s Northeast, may be declared part of the country’s intangible heritage by 2020. The National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage, Iphan, is conducting a study ...

Brazil has a reputation for its music. Just mentioning the country’s name can evoke images of samba bands and glittering dancers at Carnaval, or the swaying beat of "The Girl From Ipanema." But Brazil ...

After years of leaning into electronic production and chasing fusions with trending genres such as arrocha and sertanejo, Xand hit reset. He reintroduced brass instruments (hallmarks of the forró ...

It’s 7pm but still sunny. On the plaza by the water, lots of couples are dancing; intricate steps and twirls and turns and hip swivels and joy and bodies in sync, as rhythmical accordion music plays ...

Today is the weekday between December 12th and 18th, with dates linked to national culture, such as the Forró Day (13), and pays homage to professionals such as architects and urban planners (15) and ...

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Forro in the Dark has brightened New York's downtown arts scene with its version of a Brazilian folkloric music largely unknown, even by many in Brazil. Mauro Refosco, the group's founder and ...

Come and join us for a night of celebration as we commemorate the 10-year anniversary of our beloved forró dance community: Forró For All! In keeping with the spirit of forró and our Brazilian roots, ...