The Music of Forró, Brazil

Sitting below the full moon on a night in the southern summer, a couple watches dancers at the Forró da Lua, or Forró of the Moon, on a ranch near São José de Mipibu, Brazil, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2006. (Kevin Moloney for the New York Times)

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Sitting below the full moon on a night in the southern summer, a couple watches dancers at the Forró da Lua, or Forró of the Moon, on a ranch near São José de Mipibu, Brazil, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2006. (Kevin Moloney for the New York Times)