Forró pé de serra: the dance halls that endure in João Pessoa

From Forró do Turista, with more than 25 years, to dance schools, the city keeps a weekly schedule of live forró.

Alongside the beach bars, João Pessoa maintains its own circuit of venues dedicated to forró pé de serra, with a fixed weekly schedule in different neighborhoods. The most traditional of these gatherings is "Forró do Turista," held on Mondays at Bessa Grill, with more than 25 years of history and described as one of the most classic programs in the city, both for residents and visitors.

In the Bancários neighborhood, Recanto Três Ruas hosts forró weekly from Thursday to Sunday, starting at 8pm, serving as one of the most popular meeting points for university students in the area. Clube Cabo Branco, in the Miramar neighborhood, hosts forró on Saturdays and Sundays in a social club format.

For those who want to learn to dance, not just watch, schools such as Lá Vai Forró, in Parque Parahyba 4, offer classes aimed at those with no prior experience, reinforcing that the dance continues to be taught and passed on in the city, not just practiced at parties.

This set of venues and schools keeps alive, throughout the entire year, a genre that in João Pessoa is not restricted to the June festival period, functioning as a permanent part of the city's nightlife.