Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos
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The Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos (ABPD) (English
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: Brazilian Association of Record Producers) is an official representative body of the record labels in the Brazilian phonographic market.

About

The Brazilian Association of Record Producers, ABPD, was set up in April 1958 and represents the largest phonogram producers established in Brazil
Brazil
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. The priorities of the ABPD are to develop conditions to assist the industry in preserving the music market and developing new markets and music marketing technologies, as well as fighting online piracy and promoting appropriate legislation in the areas of copyright and neighboring right, in addition to promoting awareness of music as a cultural and economic value. Furthermore, the ABPD is engaged in conciliating the interests of the companies it represents with those of other title-holders in the area of copyright, as well as gathering statistical data and conducting market research and surveys. The ABPD is affiliated to the umbrella association, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), with over 1,400 member companies in 66 countries.

The ABPD is also responsible for the issuance of certification awards authorized by recording companies, in recognition of the work of performers, through the awarding of "special discs", i.e. Gold
Gold
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, Platinum
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 and Diamond
Diamond
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 Discs, for units sold. In the anti-piracy area, the ABPD established the "Association for the Protection of the Intellectual Property Rights of the Phonographic Industry", APDIF, in 1995, and this body is involved since then in the fight against music piracy in their operational, logistic and legal aspects.

Affiliates

All companies associated with ABPD
  • EMI
    EMI
    The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...

  • Microservice Tecnologia Digital
  • MK Music
  • Paulinas
  • Record Produções e Gravações, Ltda.
    • Line Records
      Line Records
      Line Records is a Brazilian gospel record label and it belongs to Universal Church of the Kingdom of God. Was founded in Rio de Janeiro, in 1992 with the intent to tend the gospel music demand.-Artists:*Adilson Silva*Adriana Ferreira*Adriana Marques...

    • New Music
  • Som Livre
    Som Livre
    Som Livre is a Brazilian record company that was founded by Rede Globo in 1969 to commercialize its soap opera soundtracks, later expanding to record studio albums....

  • Sony Music
    Sony Music Entertainment
    Sony Music Entertainment ' is the second-largest global recorded music company of the "big four" record companies and is controlled by Sony Corporation of America, the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation....

  • Universal Music Group
    Universal Music Group
    Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations...

  • Walt Disney Records
    Walt Disney Records
    Walt Disney Records is a family music record label owned by the Walt Disney Company. Walt Disney Records was formed in 1956 as Disneyland Records. Before that time, Disney recordings were licensed out to a variety of other labels such as . It was Walt Disney’s brother Roy O...

  • Warner Music Group
    Warner Music Group
    Warner Music Group is the third largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the big four record companies...


Sales certification

Before 1990, there are no music certification award, in Brazil. Following that, the certification levels were:

Brazilian (domestic) artists

CD
Certification Until 2003 2004-2005 2006-2009 Since 2010
Gold 100,000 50,000 50,000 40,000
Platinum 250,000 125,000 100,000 80,000
Double Platinum 500,000 250,000 200,000 160,000
Triple Platinum 750,000 375,000 300,000 240,000
Diamond 1,000,000 500,000 500,000 300,000

DVD
Certification Until 2005 Since 2006
Gold 25,000 25,000
Platinum 50,000 50,000
Double Platinum 100,000
Triple Platinum 150,000
Diamond 100,000 250,000

Download
  • Gold: 50,000
  • Platinum: 100,000
  • Diamond: 500,000

International Artists

CD
Certification Until 2000 2001-2005 2006-2009 Since 2010
Gold 100,000 50,000 30,000 20,000
Platinum 250,000 125,000 60,000 40,000
Double Platinum 500,000 250,000 120,000 80,000
Triple Platinum 750,000 375,000 180,000 120,000
Diamond 1,000,000 500,000 250,000 160,000

DVD
Certification Until 2005 Since 2006
Gold 25,000 15,000
Platinum 50,000 30,000
Double Platinum 60,000
Triple Platinum 90.000
Diamond 100,000 125,000

Download
  • Gold: 50,000
  • Platinum: 100,000
  • Diamond: 500,000

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