Last week, in a unanimous decision, the Cultural Heritage Advisory Council of the National Historical and Artistic Heritage Institute (Iphan) declared the traditional matrices of forró as Brazil's Cultural Heritage.
The council, made up of representatives of public, private and civil society institutions, also elected forró as a super musical genre, as it brings together northeastern rhythms.
It will also be analyzed the revalidation of the recognition of cultural heritage of the Way of Making Viola de Cocho, typical of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul.
Forró, a music style from Brazil’s Northeast, may be declared part of the country’s intangible heritage by 2020.
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