PABLO MOURA

Pablo Moura, young accordionist and composer. He is only 27 years old, but he has already had 13 years of career. His musical background includes Oswaldinho do Acordeon, a big name in the world of accordion, with whom he studied and has performed in several shows in Brazil and abroad.
Pablo, as an instrumentalist, also accompanies other prestigious artists such as Daniel Gonzaga, Anastácia, Banda Falamansa, Nicolas Krassik, among others.
As a music producer, he signs phonograms by Flavinho Lima, Dantas do Forró, Banda Zé Limeira. He also produces the shows, “O Canto do Ave” and “Cronica” by singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist Mari Merenda.
In his career as a composer, Pablo Moura signs partnerships with Zeca Baleiro, Oswaldinho do Acordeon, Mari Merenda and Danilo Moraes.
He released his first original EP in March 2022, and was distributed on all digital platforms.
This project features the participation of renowned instrumentalists, namely: Ricardo Herz, Guegué Medeiros, Danilo Moraes, Zé Luis Nascimento, Michi Ruzitschka and Meno Del Picchia.
In 2022, he launched his project “Forró do Moura - from Pernambuco to the world” on YouTube through the promotion of forró 2nd Edition, with 3 shows featuring Antônio Nóbrega, Danilo Moraes and Oswaldinho from Acordeon. In September of the same year, this show premiered in one of the biggest forró houses in SP, with participations from: Anastácia, Daniel Gonzaga, Zeca Baleiro, Mariana Aydar, Flavinho Lima, Danilo Moraes, Joquinha Almeida and Cosme Vieira.

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DHU MESSIAS

His influence on the forró genre was through his paternal grandmother, who always listened to Jackson do Pandeiro and Luiz Gonzaga at home.
But the love grew after meeting Forró Universitário, which was very strong in the southeast.
He graduated in drums and general percussion at OMB in São Paulo.
His first work was in 2006 with the trio formed by school friends, called Trio Marajá.
Afterwards he worked with the trio Caeté, Coisa de Zé, among others.
In 2012, he participated for the first time in the Festival Nacional Forró de Itaúnas (FENFIT), with musician Paulinho Saculejada and won the award for best zabumbeiro.
Soon after, he received an invitation to play with Fubá de Taperoá.
But his best-known and most recent work was with Nando Nogueira from 2014, together with the great musician Rodolfo Willame.
The following year, they were awarded as the best band at FENFIT (2015).
In 2017 he participated in his first international European tour, and in 2019 he decided to move to Europe for good, and since then he has lived in the city of Lille, northern France, continuing to develop his work as a musician with several other artists.

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OS CANGACEIROS

Lampião and his cangaceiros on moonlit nights in the backlands of the backlands danced to the sound of xaxado.
In the same way that Os cangaceiros carry out their music with great relaxation, with a lively and well-rhythmed forró that sets the tone on forró nights, rocked not only by xaxado, but also by xote and baião, just as King Luiz Gonzaga ordered .
Os Cangaceiros is formed by Raphael Souza (Zabumba), Leo Pernambuco (Sanfona) and Thiago Lacerda (Triangle and voice). The three Northeasterners who are touring the country playing forró.
With great performances at the best and biggest forró houses and festivals in Brazil, Os Cangaceiros stood out with notable appearances at the Itaúnas festival where they won the award for best trianguleiro three times and qualified for the grand final, winning second place in 2014.
Second place took them to participate in the 2015 Forró London Festival in London, one of the biggest forró festivals in Europe, the Ai que bom Paris Festival and go on a tour in Europe, visiting 6 countries for 33 days.
Containing great forró hits and their own songs on their first CD, highlighting the songs “Se liga meu amor”, a song written by the great composer Thiago dos Santos, which is in the Itaúnas festival 2013 collection, and “Balanço Baianado”, a song that earned them second place at the Itaúnas festival 2014, “Lua de saudade” which is in the Itaunas festival 2016 compilation. Recently with new recordings such as “Ô Lua” where they released their music video together and “Pegada de baiano” which already livens up the dances of forró Brazil abroad and on a tour in Europe in May/June 2023, passing through Switzerland, Germany and Italy.
Banditers and lampoon goats running away from the steering wheel to play forró xaxado and baião, these are The Cangaceiros from the south of Bahia to conquer Brazil and the world.

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RAIZ DO NORTE

Alinne Araújo, Diego Mendes, Celo Costa and Neco Davila are the result of a musical encounter in the city of Porto.

Forró Raiz do Norte has performed in major festivals and events such as: "FORRÓ NO PORTO", always winning the affection and recognition of the public.

They recently released five original songs through SPOT PDZ, an audiovisual producer, and represented Brazil in one of Portugal's most renowned programs, "Praça da Alegria" on the RTP television channel.

Together, they spread the Northeast throughout the world, with poetry, original music, and a lot of representation. Living today in Europe, far from the Northeast, the only certainty is that they will continue to defend and sustain the Forro wherever they are. “It runs through our veins, our blood and our sweat.”

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CARLOS VALVERDE

Carlos Valverde dedicates his career to spreading and promoting the traditional culture of Brazil. Having at heart the tradition of the pífano, a traditional bamboo flute from the North East of his country, he spreads his music and transmits his passion through numerous concerts in France, Europe and Brazil.

Carlos VALVERDE has stage magic and offers strong interaction with the audience, through singing and dancing.

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âMy B.

Reference of Brazilian Music in Europe, âMy B., DJ and cultural producer, originally from São Paulo, has settled in Lyon for 9 years. She is the first female DJ to work exclusively with Brazilian Culture in Europe.

Forró has been part of his life for 20 years and has always been a fundamental element of his work. Every week since 2017, she has organized "Forró da âMy", the only weekly Forró ball in Lyon and an event that invites DJs and groups specializing in traditional Brazilian culture to the Lyon night. She has already participated in many festivals and balls in several cities across Europe and Brazil! 

She is also founder of the Carnavália collective, which has promoted Brazilian Culture in Lyon since 2019 and resident DJ at Radio Nova Lyon and Piñata Radio Montpellier.

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DJ MARINÊS

Maria Inês is a Portuguese DJ who now lives in Turin, where she plays a major role in supporting and developing the forró community. Initially a forró dancer, she quickly immersed herself in the culture of northeastern Brazil and was inspired by its music. Having always been fascinated by the world of music and sharing it, she recently launched the Marinês project to spread forró culture and perhaps inspire dancers across cities in Italy and Europe.

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ANAX CARACOL

Anax Caracol (from northeastern Brazil) is one of the leading forró teachers in Europe.

Since moving to London in 2009, he has become an important part of the UK forróno scene. In his project called 'ForroBrincado', he brings Brazilian popular culture from the North East and across Brazil to the UK and Europe, offering regular classes, sharing his unique style of dance, organizing weekly events and dance festivals.

He also teaches and performs at various dance festivals across Europe and Asia, including places such as Canada, USA, Japan and Russia.

Although he has focused his dancing and his work on forró for over 15 years, he has also studied and works with Coco, Maracatu, Jongo, Samba de Roda, contemporary Brazilian, Orixas dances, among other popular dances.

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CONNIE & DEDÉ

Dedé
Forró music has always been an integral part of Dedé's life since his childhood. In 2016, he rediscovered his passion for forró in Kaiserslautern, where he embarked on a journey of teaching and community building. Since then, his mission has been to share his love for forró and foster a warm and connected community.
Throughout his international career, Dedé has shared his knowledge, teaching in over ten countries. In 2018, he completed his training as a Brazilian dance teacher, and in 2021 and 2023, he conducted his own training for forró teachers.
Dedé is known for his distinctive teaching style, which is intense, passionate, and highly structured, placing a strong emphasis on interactivity. In his teaching, Dedé focuses on improving the quality of the dance without neglecting the extreme joy of forró. Currently, he is actively involved in building the forró community in Frankfurt with Let's Forró.

Connie
Ever since Connie stumbled upon her first class by chance in 2018, forró has become an integral and transformative part of her life. After successfully completing her forró teacher training program in 2020, she became a vital member of the Teaching Crew at Let's Forró. Connie is dedicated to continuously expanding her knowledge and skills to pass on the joy of forró and the art of dancing in Frankfurt and beyond.
As an organizational talent, she plays a key role in building the forró community in Frankfurt. During her classes, she emphasizes the importance of interaction between dance partners, aiming to enhance communication and help her students stay present in the moment of dance.

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KEVINN COSTA

“It’s not the rhythm or the steps that make the forró. But the passion that enters the soul of who dances. »
Kevinn Costa started Forró at the Adwalter Ribeiro Soares school in 2005.
In 2013, at the age of 16, he joined the Art et Vie Ballet Company, in Colatina – ES,
where he remained until 2015. In 2016, at the age of 19, he discovered his passion for Forró Pé de Serra, since then he has dedicated himself and perfected himself in this area. In 2018 he started giving private and group lessons, as well as in concert halls in Vitória - ES. Currently, at 27 years old, he lives in the town of Vila Velha - ES, where he carries out many of his activities related to Forró.
In 2019, he had the chance to realize a dream: creating and bringing to life the “Rasta Pé No Mar” School.
He has also given workshops at events such as Nata Forrozeira (SP); Café Brazil/(Itaúnas/ES), Festival Forró da Alegria (Sana/RJ), Buraco do armadillo (Itaúnas/ES), Brazil Roots (Vila Velha ES) Forró London (England), Tome Forró Berlin (Germany), Baião
Paname Paris (France), Roma Roots Marathon (Italy) and in other countries such as Switzerland, Spain, Belgium and Poland.
He says that he feels fulfilled by getting involved in what he loves and carrying with great love the knowledge acquired during this period of dedication to the studies and improvement of this culture, thus being able to spread to its full extent.
Considering that Forró is evolving, dynamic, rich in freedom of expression and sharing
of people's energies and their cultural diversity. So, whether in class,
workshops, festivals or wherever related events take place, we always evolve through these, in which everyone involved leaves with their due learning.

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GISA SABINO

Brazilian hailing from the land of cheese bread, Gisa has been dancing Forró for 15 years and has been teaching since 2013. A former student of Pé Descalço, she evolved into an examiner, teacher, and dancer in the school’s performance group.

Her journey also includes roles as a researcher and teacher at Pira school in BH and Forró das Bonita in SP, contributing to research, scenic creation, and dance in the Forró show for children called “Passarinhos,” directed by Juliana Freire.

Gisa toured Brazil conducting workshops with Professor Icaro Abreu before making her move to Portugal last year. Her dance style is a blend of University Forró and Roots Forró, among other influences. In her work, she strives to access avenues of deep respect for the reception and expression of each body that engages in her dance, teaching, and exchange.

Now based in Lisbon, she spearheads the Forró da Gisa project alongside Forró no Miradouro and catering to those keen on learning Forró from scratch. Gisa also teaches at the Espaço Baião school, in addition to leading workshops and classes at festivals such as Forró no Miradouro, Maria Bonita Festival, and Festival O Baião Vai, in Lisbon. She is initiating projects in various corners of Europe, including the Sereia Festival that took place on Yemanjá’s day this year in Barcelona.


Her vision is to contribute increasingly to a Forró scene that values different bodies, processes, styles, and the creative freedom of Forró enthusiasts in their diverse ways of being and dancing. Ready to Forró with her?

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MARION LIMA

Parisienne d’origine et danseuse aguerrie de claquettes, modern-jazz et salsa, c’est en 2004 que Marion rencontre le Forró.

Dès 2006 elle part se former au Brésil et rencontre Marinho Braz à Rio avec qui elle monte un partenariat. Elle développe une pédagogie propre reposant sur l’idée que le Forró est une danse populaire qui doit être accessible à tous malgré les difficultés techniques ! Au delà de la technique les élèves apprennent un nouveau langage corporel : le jeitinho , une autre façon de toucher et d’approcher l’autre.

Aujourd’hui outre les cours à Paris, Marion organise des stages en France, en Europe et au Brésil. Elle est également à la tête de la Compagnie du P’tit Bal Perdu.

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MARCELO CHAGAS

Originaire de Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Chagas a commencé en 1992 à étudier les danses de salon brésiliennes. En 2002, il a commencé à donner des cours de danse (Samba de Gafieira, Bolero, Soltinho, Forró, Lambazouk e Samba no pé).

Plus tard, il a recherché d’autres danses comme le Jazz, le Ballet et le Contemporain pour enrichir ses connaissances personnelles en tant que danseur et professeur. C’est avec le même objectif d’apprentissage, qu’il s’est formé en danse de salon et chorégraphie et qu’il a obtenu un Master en Danse et Conscience Corporel.

Après plusieurs voyages en Europe (France et Finlande) où il a réalisé différents stages de danse, Marcelo a choisi de poursuivre son travail pédagogique et artistique à la ville de Bordeaux.

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CACAU MOUTINHO

Originally from Serrinha Bahia (Northern Brazil), Roberval Carlos Moutinho Da Silva, known as “Cacau Moutinho”, became familiar with forró dances at a very young age by participating in numerous “festas juninas” (Midsummer festivals very popular in Brazil). ) throughout the state of Bahia. He will subsequently participate in popularizing forró in dance schools in the region and within his university.

Alongside his dancing activity, he participated as a percussionist in university groups such as Xote civilizado or Rockxotesambareggae where he played zabumba.

In 2008, he moved to Lille where he met the dancer Lydie Fruleux, with whom he carried out numerous projects aimed at promoting Northeastern culture through the teaching of forró, notably through the creation of the Biscoitinho association and of the Vamo festival as Vamo de Lille in 2013. He also participates in various musical projects such as Brasil Afro Funk, Choro Braseiro, Samba de Bamba, Trio Pito…

In 2016, he received the London Forró Festival Prize for the quality of his cultural production around Northeastern dance and music.

Currently, Cacau continues his work within the Biscoitinho association in Lille for which he gives weekly classes and regularly participates in numerous festivals in Europe as a forró dance teacher.

With Cacau, the forró never stops!!!

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THIBAULT FERRAND

Professeur à Baião Paname

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FABIEN DIAZ

Fabien a découvert le forró en allant visiter sa famille au Brésil en 2012.
A effectué une première année de danse avec Marion Lima. Pendant un de ses stages elle a invité Ardsyon Carvalho, depuis il est tombé amoureux du style forró Roots.
Ce style étant non présent en Europe à cette époque, afin de l'apprendre il est devenu autodidacte et a effectué plusieurs voyages au Brésil.
Le pratiquant uniquement avec des followers qui ne connaissaient pas le style. Il a développé son propre flow dans le style Roots afin qu'il puisse être compris par tous.
Il a été l'un des piliers pour l'instauration du forró Roots a Paris.
En tant que prof il a participé a quelques workshop en Europe (Londres, Berlin) et est aujourd'hui professeur à Bordeaux dans l'association tenue par Amélie "dancadosolbordeaux".