Forfun was a Brazilian

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band which reached the peak of its popularity in the mid- to late 2000s. Formed in

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in 2001, their initial line-up comprised vocalist/guitarist Danilo Cutrim, bassist Vítor Isensee and drummer Bruno Tizé. By 2002, Tizé left the band and was replaced by Nicholas Christ, while Isensee switched his position with Rodrigo Costa to become second guitarist. Their first shows were frequently attended by the sons of then- Deputy (and future

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) Jair Bolsonaro,

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and Carlos, who were personal friends of the bandmembers; Eduardo would later cameo in the music video for "História de Verão". They released in 2003 the

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''Das Pistas de Skate às Pistas de Dança'', which was a significative underground hit, and in 2005 their official debut, ''Teoria Dinâmica Gastativa'', produced by Liminha, came out through

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. Following the release of ''Polisenso'' (2008) and ''Alegria Compartilhada'' (2011), which counted with guest appearances by rapper Black Alien and

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Funk Como Le Gusta, the group reached further proeminence due to their nominations to the

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award in 2006, 2009, 2011 and

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; in the 2005 edition, they performed a cover of

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's "Nós Vamos Invadir Sua Praia" alongside Leela, Ramirez and

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, with whom they would develop a strong friendship. In 2012 they collaborated on the song "Rio Porque Tô no Rio", described as an ode to Rio de Janeiro. In 2007, they collaborated on the eighth album by the band from Santos, Charlie Brown Jr., ''

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'', co-writing and performing the track "O Universo a Nosso Favor". On February 13th and 14th of the same year, they participated in a show organized by

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alongside

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, Hateen, Moptop and

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; a live album of the performance would be released soon after, titled ''MTV ao Vivo: 5 Bandas de Rock''. In 2013, they released the DVD ''Forfun ao Vivo no Circo Voador'', recorded on December 20, 2012 and which counted with guest appearances by their friends from Dibob,

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and Dead Fish vocalist Rodrigo Lima. The DVD contains three studio tracks recorded as extras: "Ahorita", "Malícia" and "Terra de Cego". Their final studio album, ''Nu'', came out in 2014. The following year they announced they would be ceasing their activities; Rodrigo Costa would elaborate in a 2019 interview that the major reason of the band's end was that he was veering from their initial "

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ideals", causing a rift between them. In 2016, Cutrim, Isensee and Christ formed a new project, Braza, and alongside former members of Dibob and Ramirez Costa founded the group Tivoli. In 2022, they released the DVD ''Forfun ao Vivo na Fundição'', originally recorded on December 12, 2015 at the last show of their farewell tour.

Discography

Studio albums

* (2003) ''Das Pistas de Skate às Pistas de Dança'' (

) * (2005) ''Teoria Dinâmica Gastativa'' * (2008) ''Polisenso'' * (2011) ''Alegria Compartilhada'' * (2014) ''Nu''

Live/video albums

* (2013) ''Forfun ao Vivo no Circo Voador'' * (2022) ''Forfun ao Vivo na Fundição'' (recorded in 2015)

References

External links

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