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Masculine noun

1 – A type of dance originated in the backlands of the northeastern state of Pernambuco, disseminated through the Brazilian northeast by cangaceiros (armed outlaws who reacted against the domination of the government and landowners). The dance is characterized by the beating and gliding of the feet on the ground.

2 – The music that accompanies this dance.

See forró for the instruments that accompany this dance.