Facção Central is a Brazil

Brazil

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ian rap group.

It was formed in 1989 in São Paulo

São Paulo

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 by Nego, Eduardo and Jurandir. Then Nego and Jurandir left the group and they were substituted by Dum Dum and Garga.

At the beginning of 1998 Garga left the band and Erick 12 became a new member, but nowadays he is just the group's music producer.

Eduardo (composer and performer) and Dum Dum (performer) were born and grew up in favela

Favela

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s in an environment where there was social violence, criminality, drug trafficking and vices. This violent past became an inspiration source to Eduardo's political lyrics. The group is regarded in the Brazilian rap scene

Brazilian hip hop

Brazilian hip hop is one of the world's major hip hop scenes, with active rap, break dance, and graffiti scenes, especially in São Paulo, where groups tend to have a more international style, influenced by old school hip hop and gangsta rap.-History:...

 as the "Brazilian Geto Boys

Geto Boys

Geto Boys is a rap group from Houston, Texas, consisting of Scarface, Willie D and Bushwick Bill. The Geto Boys earned notoriety for its lyrics which included misogyny, gore, psychotic experiences, and necrophilia...

" because of the political-gangsta content of its lyrics.

Discography

• "Juventude de Atitude" (1995)
• "Estamos de Luto" (1998)
• "Versos Sangrentos" (1999)
• "A Marcha Fúnebre Prossegue" (2001)
• "Direto do Campo de Extermínio" (2003)
• "Facção Central Ao Vivo" (2005)
• "O Espetáculo do Circo dos Horrores" (2006)