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Lisbon's small but vibrant Forró de Lampião Carnival draws enthusiasts from all over the world and is a chance to enjoy this Brazilan music and dance closer to home Outside Lisbon's Steps club and ...

Forro in the Dark is a band that brings not just the heat of Brazil to crowded, pulsing nightclubs — it brings the heart. A group of five Brazilians and one American put their rhythmic spin on forro, ...

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 ...

Most of the members of Forro in the Dark hail from Brazil, home of the forro music from which the group derives its name. Though they are purveyors of the Northern Brazilian country rhythms, these ...

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 ...

Most of the members of Forro in the Dark hail from Brazil, home of the forro music from which the group derives its name. Though they are purveyors of the Northern Brazilian country rhythms, these ...

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 ...

Though it’s been available since mid-October, Forro in the Dark celebrated the release of their new CD, “Light a Candle” at two New York City clubs, Nublu on Wednesday and the Highline Ballroom on ...