amor proibido / forbidden love is about the ache of wanting a world that does not fully exist.

Forbidden love has a strange power because it lives in the almost. It does not have to survive ordinary life, bills, routines, boredom, dishes, misunderstandings, or the thousand small human things that make love real. Instead, it stays suspended. Untouched. Unresolved.

This song sits inside that longing. Not just “I want you,” but “I want the version of life where this was allowed.” That is what makes it feel holy, dangerous, addictive, and cruel all at once.

There is something deeply saudade about it. Missing someone, yes, but also missing a life you can feel and cannot enter.

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use what you have / usa o que você tem is about resourcefulness in a world where technology keeps moving, whether we are ready or not.

Not everyone has the budget to build the perfect online presence, pay for every tool, or make everything instantly accessible in multiple languages. But sometimes the workaround is the doorway. Sometimes it is as simple as opening Google Chrome, tapping the three dots, and translating a page so someone can understand what was not originally made for them.

This song is practical, but it is also bigger than a browser setting. Technology can be a tool for access, learning, business, and connection. It can also be used as a weapon, a distraction, or a gatekeeper. In a global economy, we cannot afford to treat it like entertainment only.

This one is a reminder to start where you are. Use what you have. Learn the tool. Find the workaround. Open the door anyway.

study cards and the blog are at lingua.faafo.app --- all my shows are at faafo.app/radio

sem pressa, sem pressão is the reminder most adult learners need before they give up on themselves.

Language learning can make grown people feel like children again, and not always in the sweet way. You forget words. You freeze. You understand one sentence and lose the next three. You know what you want to say, but your mouth acts like it has other plans.

This song is for that moment.

No rush. No pressure. No shame. Just rhythm, repetition, and permission to keep going. Because learning a language is not about sounding perfect right away. It is about staying with it long enough for the words to start feeling familiar.

study cards and the blog are at lingua.faafo.app --- all my shows are at faafo.app/radio