[3] In November 2006, Forro in the Dark released their debut album Bonfires of São João, which includes guest performances from Bebel Gilberto, David Byrne and Miho Hatori.

Miho Hatori of the band Cibo Matto further blurs the lines by bringing a Japanese pop taste to Gonzaga's 'Paraiba'…"[4] The group toured throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe in 2007 to promote the album.

Guest artists on the LP include Sabina Sciubba of Brazilian Girls who appears on the track "Silence Is Golden" and singer-songwriter Jesse Harris who provides vocals for the song "Just Like Any Other Night".

[6] Refosco was also announced as the percussionist for Thom Yorke's new live band Atoms for Peace (which also includes Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Joey Waronker of Beck and Nigel Godrich).

[8] Steve Klinge from The Philadelphia Inquirer describes the band as "[updating] and [recontextualizing] the northeastern Brazilian music...forro…it's a frantic, zippy collision of percussion, flute, and electric guitar with an occasional sax solo and lyrics in Portuguese and English.