Forro

MURPHY: He says the region has a long history as a mixing bowl of musical styles, and forro is likely a product of that. ❋ Unknown (2010)

MURPHY: But what exactly forro is is hard to define. ❋ Unknown (2010)

MURPHY: Claudio often experiments with the music of forro, like this song by Luiz Gonzaga. ❋ Unknown (2010)

(Soundbite of music) TRIO DE OURO (Forro Group): (Singing in foreign language) MURPHY: The forro dance can vary. ❋ Unknown (2010)

They're also masters of one of the region's many musical genres, forro. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He sings and plays rabeca, a rustic fiddle from old-school rural forro. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Like many in Olinda, Marcondes plays forro, dances forro, and like to talk about forro. ❋ Unknown (2010)

(Soundbite of music) MURPHY: Where forro will be in another century is anyone's guess. ❋ Unknown (2010)

(Soundbite of music) Mr. LUIZ GONZAGA (Musician, Singer): (Singing in foreign language) MURPHY: With his rural sensibility, musical skill and poetic lyrics, Gonzaga helped make forro popular. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He says people love forro because it makes them get up and move. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Mr. LULA MARCONDES (Architect): You are born listening to forro. ❋ Unknown (2010)

MURPHY: Mangue Beat helped change sensibilities, nurturing the sort of atmosphere where music from the countryside, like forro, could be recognized as art. ❋ Unknown (2010)

No [Seas] forro! Don't be a [cockblocker] ❋ Morgan Hernan (2006)

Guy 1 :look how small that man is Guy2: yeah [innit] he’s [forro] [as fuck] ❋ That’s The Not The Mic Bruvv (2019)

"Ah con [que] [sos] un [forro]!" ❋ JustoElForro (2023)

[That man] [over there] is very [forro] ❋ That’s The Not The Mic Bruvv (2019)

Person one [drops] [trousers]. Person two [shouts] "Forro! 😍😍" and immediately surrenders. ❋ HumbleTailor (2022)

"[Que] forro [que] [sos]." "What a fucking forro you are." ❋ Elbeitwnioder (2023)