“A successful forró party in Laranjal, Minas Gerais, keeps bringing in clients aside from its strict rules. Among them, the organizers prohibit kissing on the mouth. Those who disrespect the rule are advised and if the “infraction” happens again, they can even be invited to leave.
- When the person gives the first kiss, we advise them. On the second kiss, we remind them they were already advised. On the third, we are obliged to kick them out – says the organizer of the forró party, Sebastião de Mello.
“It’s also prohibited here to dance while smoking or drinking.”
According to him, only kisses on the face are allowed.
The dance party even has more rules. For example, those under 25 can’t enter. Men can’t come in if they are dressed in a t-shirt, shorts or wearing a hat. For the women, it’s prohibited to wear a small blouse, a miniskirt or short shorts. Even with all these restrictions, the forró party is always crowded and has been that way going on 6 years.” – O Globo (translated by me)
There may be no kissing, but I bet dancing rala-coxa (with the woman’s thigh in between the man’s legs, and no room in between) isn’t prohibited…
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