Calendar
- August 28th-November 27th (except Oct 30th): Forró and Samba de gafieira classes.
- November 20th: Social dancing after the regular classes, open and free for everyone (20:30-21:30).
- July 4th-6th 2025: Alegria do Norte, Stockholm Forró Festival! Save the date.
We recommend you to check out Stockholm Forró Project, Chama Brazil, and
Republica Brasil, these organizations occasionally have forró in Stockholm. We also have a few local forró bands which sometimes indulge us with gigs: Banda Gameleira and Banda Kalur.
Stockholm Forró Festival
Alegria do Norte is a dance festival that celebrates Brazilian culture, in particular Forró – a dance and music style from North-east of Brazil.
During 3 nights and 2 days we have the opportunity to enjoy live music and fantastic DJs, dancing and dance workshops with local and international artists and teachers!
Who we are
We, Forró Stockholm, are a non-profit, non-religious, non-political organisation with the main purpose of spreading the knowledge of the Brazilian dance and music style such as forró and samba de gafieira, as well as the Brazilian culture in Sweden
What we stand for
Forró Stockholm stands for openness, inclusiveness, mutual respect, ethnic, sexual and gender equality, and see the dance as a way to express these values to create a prestigeless and welcoming environment.
Dance Classes
Samba de gafieira and Forró
Learn Forró and Samba de gafieira progressively with Ian Martinelle and Lovisa Österberg. Click “Learn more” for more information on registration, schedule, and location.
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Refund Policy
Click “Learn more” for more information about our refund policies on workshops, regular classes and parties.
Our Dances
Samba de gafieira
Samba de gafieira is a popular saloon dance from Brazil. Samba has its roots in Africa, and gafieira is the name for the place where the sambistas dance to live music. The elegant dance Gafieira is also called samba a dois (samba between two) or samba de salão (saloon samba).
Gallery
Have a look at some pictures of our previous events
Testimonials
What People Say
Algeria do Norte was the best festival ever, we had a lovely weekend full of joy & happiness surrounded by lovely people from everywhere.
Shaima Mohammed
We had the chance to meet incredible teachers & the fabulous band was the best part of the festival!
Many thanks to our Forrò Stockholm community for organizing the festival in such a nice way, they worked so hard to make sure everything is going well!
One of the most welcoming Forró communities in Europe.
Chinedu Gravata Okoye
Forró Stockholm organises amazing events with great attention to the details, making sure that the attendees always have a positive experience.
If you are looking to learn to dance, listen to traditional Brazilian Music or make new friends, look no further!.
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