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Historians suggest that the word forró came from the term forrobodó, a Galician-Portuguese variation of 'forbodó', originating from the French faux-bourdon, which could mean "de-intonation". One unverified theory is the name was coined from an English expression. British engineers settled in the Pernambuco area during the construction of the Great Western Railroad. They threw parties for important leaders, then opened the celebration for everyone. Tickets were marked with the term "para todos", Portuguese for "for all" - "forró" - when pronounced by northeastern natives.