Their debut album 'Teoria Dinâmica Gastativa' from 2004 have had successful songs such as 'História de Verão', 'Good Trip', and 'Hidropônica', hits among teen audience in Brazil with their pop-punk/hardcore. Their massive appearence on MTV Brazil always peaking the audience led a moment where the band emerged a scene from Rio de Janeiro again, with a lot of gigs sharing the stage with Darvin, Dibob, Ramirez and later all over Brazil with bands like Fresno, NX Zero and others.
Their 2008's second album 'Polisenso' represents a change in the band's perspective, now leaning towards genres like dub and reggae, with the outstanding use of synths by former guitarist Vitor Isensee. Songs like 'Sol ou Chuva', 'Gruvi Quântico', 'Sigo o Som' and 'Cigarras' represents this turning point, mostly in the bands' musicality but in the lyrics too.
In 2011, they released 'Alegria Compartilhada", consolidating the view of music and lyrics the band came to. A very convidative visual identity, now coloured, attached to carnival costumes and very rythmic drumming and percussion. The acceptation of a great part of the public put again the band to a lot of important gigs around Brazil (even that the band never stopped playing big tours). 'Largo dos Leões' became a hit, and 'Alegria Compartilhada', 'Cosmic Jesus' with the great participation of Black Alien, 'Quem Vai, Vai' brought a lot of success to this album.
In 2013, with almost the lights off, they release the EP Solto, with 3 songs, including a featuring with Hélio Bentes from the reggae band Ponto de Equilíbrio in 'Malícia'.
The next year, Forfun releases 'Nu', an album with less colours than its predecessor. Although it continues with the bands' influences from Polisenso and Alegria Compartilhada, the lyrics and some kind of the arrangements seems more introspective, trying to talk a lot more with the own members of the band, and the listener public to get identified by those. 'Mariá', 'O Baile Não Vai Morrer' (in this, a flirt with funk carioca), 'A Vida Me Chamou' appears as great songs and a beautiful keepwork of the bands' art.
In June 9th, 2015, the band announces the end of their road. 14 years later than the first demo, the band dissolves and each member must keep into another music project, since their allegued "We started to have different ideas. But we love each other too much, Forfun is an entity". The band leaves a great legacy of 5 releases and more than 60 songs that flirts with most of genres in popular music.
Earlier 2016, former Forfun members Vitor Isensee, Nicolas Christ and Danilo Cutrim announced their new project called BRAZA.
Former bass player Rodrigo Costa started his own career and side projects like Carranca and Tivoli.
Largo dos Leões
Forfun Lyrics
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No Largo dos Leões tá tendo bloco e eu vou lá
No Largo dos Leões tá tendo bloco, é?
No Largo dos Leões tá tendo bloco e eu vou lá
Céu na Terra e é Carnaval
Simpatia é quase amor, aconteceu
Bola preta, vagalume, bip-bip, boitatá
Carmelitas, mulheres de Chico
Bafo da Onça, Suvaco do Cristo
No Largo dos Leões tá tendo bloco, é?
No Largo dos Leões tá tendo bloco e eu vou lá
No Largo dos Leões tá tendo bloco, é?
No Largo dos Leões tá tendo bloco
Humaitá bom
Humaitá muito bom (2x)
Cacique de Ramos, concentra mas não sai
Monobloco empolga às nove
Volta Alice, bagunça o meu coreto
Embaixadores da folia, é do pandeiro
Songoro Cosongo, Bangalafumenga
Orquestra Voadora, Banda de Ipanema
Quem não 'guenta bebe água
Meu amor, eu vou ali, me enterra na quarta
No Largo dos Leões tá tendo bloco, é?
No Largo dos Leões tá tendo bloco e eu vou lá
No Largo dos Leões tá tendo bloco, é?
No Largo dos Leões tá tendo bloco
Humaitá bom
Humaitá muito bom (2x)
The lyrics to Forfun's "Largo dos Leões" describe the excitement and joy of the annual Carnival celebration in Rio de Janeiro. The song begins with the chorus repeating the question "Is there a block party going on at Largo dos Leões?" and the singer stating their intention to go there if there is. The verse then mentions various traditional groups and themes associated with Carnival in Rio. "Céu na Terra" ("Heaven on Earth") and "Simpatia é quase amor" ("Kindness is almost love") are two popular bloco names, while "bola preta" ("black ball") refers to the common dress code of wearing all black. "Vagalume" ("firefly"), "bip-bip," and "boitatá" all allude to traditional Brazilian folklore creatures, while "Gigantes da Lira" and "Escravos da Mauá" are specific Carnival groups. The verse ends with a list of more bloco names, including "Bafo da Onça," "Suvaco do Cristo," and "Carmelitas." The second chorus and outro repeat the question and affirmation about Largo dos Leões and add the phrase "Humaitá bom" ("Humaitá is good") twice.
Line by Line Meaning
No Largo dos Leões tá tendo bloco, é?
Are they having a parade in Largo dos Leões?
No Largo dos Leões tá tendo bloco e eu vou lá
There is a parade in Largo dos Leões and I am going there
Céu na Terra e é Carnaval
It's Carnival and it feels like Heaven
Simpatia é quase amor, aconteceu
Almost falling in love through charm and friendliness
Bola preta, vagalume, bip-bip, boitatá
Black ball, firefly, beep-beep, mythical serpent
Gigantes da Lira, escravos da Mauá
Giant figures in Lira and slaves in Mauá
Carmelitas, mulheres de Chico
Carmelite nuns and Chico's women
Bafo da Onça, Suvaco do Cristo
Onça's breath and Christ's armpit
Humaitá bom
Humaitá is good
Humaitá muito bom (2x)
Humaitá is really good
Cacique de Ramos, concentra mas não sai
Cacique de Ramos gathers but doesn't leave
Monobloco empolga às nove
Monobloco excites at nine o'clock
Volta Alice, bagunça o meu coreto
Alice comes back and messes up my little world
Embaixadores da folia, é do pandeiro
Ambassadors of feasts, they belong to the pandeiro
Songoro Cosongo, Bangalafumenga
Songoro Cosongo, Bangalafumenga
Orquestra Voadora, Banda de Ipanema
Flying Orchestra and Ipanema Band
Quem não 'guenta bebe água
If you can't handle it, just drink some water
Meu amor, eu vou ali, me enterra na quarta
My love, I'm leaving now, bury me on Wednesday
Contributed by Peyton E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Gênica Alexandre
No Largo dos Leões tá tendo bloco é?
No Largo dos Leões tá tendo bloco e eu vou lá
No Largo dos Leões tá tendo bloco é?
No Largo dos Leões tá tendo bloco e eu vou lá
Céu na Terra, Ih! É Carnaval
Simpatia é Quase Amor, Aconteceu
Bola Preta, Vagalume, Bip-Bip, Boitatá
Gigantes da Lira, Escravos da Mauá
Carmelitas, Mulheres de Chico
Bafo da Onça, Suvaco do Cristo
No Largo dos Leões tá tendo bloco é?
No Largo dos Leões tá tendo bloco e eu vou lá
No Largo dos Leões tá tendo bloco é?
No Largo dos Leões tá tendo bloco
Humaitá bom
Humaitá muito bom
Cacique de Ramos, Concentra Mas Não Sai
Monobloco, Empolga às 9
Volta Alice, Bagunça o Meu Coreto
Embaixadores da Folia, É do Pandeiro
Songoro Cosongo, Bangalafumenga
Orquestra Voadora, Banda de Ipanema
Quem Não Guenta Bebe Água
Meu Amor Eu Vou Ali, Me Enterra na Quarta
Fernanda Seabra
2020 e eu aqui haha. Todo carnaval é isso! Vem essa música na cabeça ❤️
Daniel Mathias
/2
Iuri Souza Lins Rocha
Último dia em Salvador 🔥
Pires Moura
Sempre
Fabi Castro
É mesmo kkkkk
Izabela Gomes
Eu tbm kkk
Anderson Carvalho
Simplesmente a trilha sonora de todo carnaval.
Narf
Só quem é carioca sente a verdadeira vibe dessa música. Passando os lugares do RJ e eu me vendo em todos eles, praça xv, lapa, flamengo, várias lembranças de carnavais q curti nesses locais me vem a mente, é uma nostalgia muito gostosa ❤
Iuga T
Todo carnaval eu tenho que vim aqui haha o/
George Mourão
Sábado de "carnaval", (13/02/2021), e eu to aqui assistindo esse clipe nostálgico e sentindo Saudades da folia. Saúde e paz para o nosso povo, para novos carnavais.