Punk in Brazil
Encyclopedia
The origin of Punk rock
and hardcore punk
in Brazil
was around the end of the 1970s, by the influence of bands like Sex Pistols
, The Clash
and The Ramones.
The first band to appear were Restos de Nada (stands for rest of nothing) in mid 1978. After, emergy many other bands that formed the scene to the brazilian punk.
In the first half of the 1980s, a lot of bands appeared in São Paulo, and became important, like Cólera
, Olho Seco, Garotos Podres, Lobotomia
, Mercenárias (an all woman band), Inocentes
, Ratos de Porão
. While in São Paulo, bands were closer to raw punk and hardcore, in the nation's capital, Brasília
, punk rock bands were closer to new wave
: those were bands like Aborto Elétrico
, Legião Urbana
, Capital Inicial
and Plebe Rude
.
In São Paulo, in the mid 1980s, violence among the punk gangs caused some bands to change their sound. Bands like Inocentes and Mercenárias took a more post punk direction, while Ratos de Porão and Lobotomia got influences from the thrash metal
scene.
In the 1990s, along with the straight edge
and riot grrl cultures, punk and hardcore were reborn, specially in the São Paulo
state, with big and influential underground names like No Violence, Safari Hamburguers, Abuso Sonoro, Point of No Return
, Dominatrix, Calibre 12, Nitrominds and others. In other parts of Brazil, names like DFC and Raimundos
from Brasília, Devotos do Ódio from Recife
, Pastel De Miolos, Bosta Rala from Bahia, Mukeka di Rato, Deltree
and Dead Fish
from Espirito Santo
were also big. Different from the 1980s bands, most of these new 1990s bands had their lyrics sung in English.
in Brazil
go back to the late 1970s, as in most other countries mainly under the influence of the Sex Pistols
, The Clash
and The Ramones. However, particularly in São Paulo
, more obscure names like Dutch
band Speed Twins , as well as earlier protopunk
artists such as The MC5, Iggy & The Stooges and The New York Dolls also had a big initial impact.
The Punk emerged from the ideals of the musician Douglas Viscaino, who with the pioneering ideas and unity of young people who fought against the brazilian military regime formed a band of protest called: Restos de Nada.
The first band appeared around 1978, notably Restos de Nada (meaning remainders of nothing). Your musicians already had their punk ideals before 1978. Getting bigger with the passage of the 1970's. Then came AI-5 and N.A.I. (later known as Condutores de Cadáver) in São Paulo, as well as Carne Podre in Curitiba
and Aborto Elétrico
in Brasília.
Before proper punk groups came along, two relatively famous Glam
/Hard Rock
bands, Joelho de Porco and Made in Brazil, used elements of the punk aesthetic around 1977/78 and were called punk bands by the media without really playing punk rock music or defining themselves as such. Both bands, however, were important to the pre-punk context of the 1970s that offered few alternatives to the MPB
and Progressive Rock
artists that dominated the Brazilian music scene at the time. Joelho de Porco's lyrics dealing with São Paulo's urban reality was also influential.
Punk Rock Discos also gave the São Paulo scene a distinctively hardcore
musical identity through the records and tapes distributed at the shop. By 1980/81, Sampaio had found international connections and ways to bring records from England
through unorthodox methods and have them available shortly after they were released abroad.
However, since most punks couldn't afford imported vinyl, the shop would make mixtapes with what he considered to be the best material and sell the cassettes for cheap. Partially as a reflex of Fabio's personal taste, British bands like Discharge
and Disorder
as well as Swedish and Finnish hardcore soon became the main reference for São Paulo punks, almost immediately after the records came out in their countries of origin.
Around 1981, punk gigs were already happening often around São Paulo, where there were already dozens of active bands, mostly playing Hardcore Punk
and similar styles, most importantly Cólera
, Olho Seco and Inocentes
. These three bands appeared on the Grito Suburbano compilation LP released in early 1982.
The first punk rock record to come out in Latin America
, Grito Suburbano's example was soon followed by the band Lixomania, who put out their own EP in the same year as well as Ratos de Porão
, Psykoze and Fogo Cruzado, who took part (with Cólera appearing on vinyl for the second time) in another compilation LP called SUB released roughly one year after Grito Suburbano.
In late 1982, the first big punk festival was organized. Named O Começo do Fim do Mundo ("The Beginning Of The End Of The World") it included most of the more active bands from São Paulo city and the neighboring ABCD Region. A live recording of the show came out on vinyl the following year.
São Paulo also had a thriving post-punk scene in the early 1980s with bands like AgentSS, Mercenárias, Ira!
, Voluntários da Pátria, Akira S, Fellini, Smack and others playing often around the city. Despite sharing political and cultural values, the (hardcore) punk and post-punk bands had little else in common at this point, with wide musical and class gaps separating the two scenes. While the self-identified punks were usually teenagers from working class areas who worked as office boys or factory workers, the post-punks were mostly middle class young adults with university educations. Bands from the two scenes rarely, if ever, played together on the same bills. Among other reasons, because very few venues would let hardcore punk bands play.
Meanwhile, the scene in Brasilia was also growing. After the first local band Aborto Elétrico
began playing gigs in 1980, other groups emerged, such as Blitx 64 and Plebe Rude
. However, as the decade went on, most of the Brasilia bands drifted towards post-punk
and new wave
.
Rio de Janeiro
also had a productive punk scene in the early 1980s. Started by a gang of skateboarders from the working class Campo Grande district, Rio punk revolved around bands such as Coquetel Molotov, Descarga Suburbana and Eutanásia.
In 1983, inspired by the urgency of the message in the legendary Grito Suburbano album, the very first punk rock band from Porto Alegre was formed, Pupilas Dilatadas. The band stood out for not being entirely influenced by the punk bands of the time and played relatively slow more in tune with bands like PIL or Killing Joke than to hardcore itself. Their sound was an original mix of post-punk, California hardcore and experimental sounds. Also from the same time period, is the band Lixo Urbano. They played traditional punk music inspired by the Sex Pistols and others... These two pioneering punk bands are regarded as the starting seeds of the Punk movement in Porto Alegre.
/crossover scenes.
In spite of such casualties, 1985 and 1986 were good years for rock music in Brazil as a whole and this gain was also reflected in the punk scene. Popular and long lasting bands like Garotos Podres
, Lobotomia
, Armagedom, Grinders, Virus 27 and others came up around this time, launched by the Ataque Sonoro compilation LP, that also included Rio de Janeiro
bands Desordeiros, Spermogramix and Auschwitz.
In the southern region of the country, the city of Porto Alegre
had developed a significant scene by the mid-1980s, with locals Replicantes achieving national success, a major record deal and even some FM radio airplay. Another significant band from Porto Alegre during the mid-late 1980s was Atraque, who were influenced more by California hardcore bands than by European punk, an atypical trait in Brazil at that time. The city's first punk band Pupilas Dilatadas remained active during this period, releasing an EP and participating in national compilations during the later part of the decade.
Meanwhile, in the nation's capital, Brasília
, bands playing music closer to Post-Punk
and new wave
but tracing their roots to the early Brasília punk scene started putting out commercially successful records on major labels. The biggest names were Legião Urbana
, Capital Inicial
and Plebe Rude
. The city, however, also had its own hardcore scene with bands such as BSBH and Detrito Federal closely resembling the rawer São Paulo style. In the later part of the decade, however, the punk scene faded from the radar, with fewer and fewer releases due to the economic crisis and hyperinflation. In São Paulo and other parts of the country, gang violence became a problem again, both between rival punk groups and against skinhead
s, metalheads and other groups. Murders were not uncommon and punk gigs became rare and dangerous.
In spite of the adverse conditions, some bands were able to make their mark and release influential records during the late 1980s, such as Psychic Possessor, Lobotomia
and Attack Epiléptico. At the same time, an underground scene was starting to happen. More influenced by grindcore, British thrashcore and American hardcore than by earlier Brazilian punk, this new underground scene was planting the seeds to the new explosion that would take place in the following decade.
, Anarchopunk, straight edge
and riot grrl, the new decade was marked by big underground names such as No Violence, Safari Hamburguers, Abuso Sonoro, Execradores Point of No Return
, Dominatrix
, Calibre 12, Nitrominds and others in São Paulo, as well as DFC and Raimundos
from Brasília, Devotos do Ódio from Recife
, Bosta Rala from Bahia, Pinheads and Anões de Jardim in Curitiba, Mukeka di Rato and Dead Fish
from Espirito Santo
, DreadFull and Refer
in Belo Horizonte
and so on. Unlike the 1980s norm, many 1990s bands sang in English.
Grindcore
, noisecore
and other related genres were also big, specially in the early 1990s, mainly through the efforts of underground fanzines and tape-trading, with bands like Rot, Under Threat and others achieving some international impact.
After the 1990s rebirth and the creation of a strong and long lasting network of labels, venues and punk rock enthusiasts, the following decade saw the Brazilian Punk and Hardcore scenes become stable and productive as never before. Gang violence, arguably the main problem facing Brazilian punk in the 1980s, diminished to a point where it was almost unnoticeable for years, which allowed larger numbers than ever before to attend shows and participate in the scene.
In the first years of the new millennium, Brazilian thrashcore
and related styles became very popular, both in and outside the country, with bands like Discarga, I Shot Cyrus
, Infect, Sick Terror and others, touring and having records released in Europe
, North America
and other parts of the world. It was also marked by a renewed interest in the early days of the scene, with most of the classic bands from the early 1980s reuniting for special gigs and, in some cases, for good.
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
and hardcore punk
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
was around the end of the 1970s, by the influence of bands like Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
The Sex Pistols were an English punk rock band that formed in London in 1975. They were responsible for initiating the punk movement in the United Kingdom and inspiring many later punk and alternative rock musicians...
, The Clash
The Clash
The Clash were an English punk rock band that formed in 1976 as part of the original wave of British punk. Along with punk, their music incorporated elements of reggae, ska, dub, funk, rap, dance, and rockabilly...
and The Ramones.
The first band to appear were Restos de Nada (stands for rest of nothing) in mid 1978. After, emergy many other bands that formed the scene to the brazilian punk.
In the first half of the 1980s, a lot of bands appeared in São Paulo, and became important, like Cólera
Cólera
Cólera is a Brazilian punk rock band formed in October 1979 in São Paulo, by Redson , Val and Pierre . They are currently one of the oldest punk bands in activity in Brazil, with a career that spans almost 30 years...
, Olho Seco, Garotos Podres, Lobotomia
Lobotomia
Lobotomia is a Brazilian hardcore/crossover band. They started off as a straightforward punk band, and later went to a more thrash metal and crossover thrash style...
, Mercenárias (an all woman band), Inocentes
Inocentes
Inocentes is one of the oldest active punk rock bands in Brazil. The group was formed in 1981 by former members of pioneer local punk bands Restos de Nada and Condutores de Cadáver....
, Ratos de Porão
Ratos de Porão
Ratos de Porão is a Brazilian hardcore punk band from São Paulo. They were formed in 1980, toured South America, North America, and Europe and still continue to play today...
. While in São Paulo, bands were closer to raw punk and hardcore, in the nation's capital, Brasília
Brasília
Brasília is the capital city of Brazil. The name is commonly spelled Brasilia in English. The city and its District are located in the Central-West region of the country, along a plateau known as Planalto Central. It has a population of about 2,557,000 as of the 2008 IBGE estimate, making it the...
, punk rock bands were closer to new wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
: those were bands like Aborto Elétrico
Aborto Elétrico
Aborto Elétrico was a Brazilian punk band formed in 1978 in Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil. The band primarily consisted of future Legião Urbana frontman Renato Russo , André Pretorius and future Capital Inicial drummer Fê Lemos...
, Legião Urbana
Legião Urbana
Legião Urbana were a Brazilian rock band formed in 1982 in Brasília, Distrito Federal. The band primarily consisted of Renato Russo , Dado Villa-Lobos and Marcelo Bonfá...
, Capital Inicial
Capital Inicial
Capital Inicial is a Brazilian rock band that flourished in the 1980s, saw a resurgence in the late '90s, and extended into the 2000s.-History:...
and Plebe Rude
Plebe Rude
Plebe Rude is a Brazilian rock band. It was formed in Brasília in 1981.-History:Plebe is a band formed in 1981 by Philippe Seabra, Gurje, Andre X and Jander Bilaphra. They began gaining popularity in the punk rock scene in 1982. They later went to São Paulo where they played with Ira! and then to...
.
In São Paulo, in the mid 1980s, violence among the punk gangs caused some bands to change their sound. Bands like Inocentes and Mercenárias took a more post punk direction, while Ratos de Porão and Lobotomia got influences from the thrash metal
Thrash metal
Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work...
scene.
In the 1990s, along with the straight edge
Straight edge
Straight edge is a subculture of hardcore punk whose adherents refrain from using alcohol, tobacco, and other recreational drugs. It was a direct reaction to the sexual revolution, hedonism, and excess associated with punk rock. For some, this extends to not engaging in promiscuous sex, following a...
and riot grrl cultures, punk and hardcore were reborn, specially in the São Paulo
São Paulo (state)
São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...
state, with big and influential underground names like No Violence, Safari Hamburguers, Abuso Sonoro, Point of No Return
Point of No Return (band)
Point of No Return was a vegan, straight edge metalcore band. The band started in 1996 as a side project of Self-Conviction members, in São Paulo, Brazil. The band's lyrics were focused on "Third World struggles" and animal liberation issues. Point Of No Return first CD, "Centelha" , was released...
, Dominatrix, Calibre 12, Nitrominds and others. In other parts of Brazil, names like DFC and Raimundos
Raimundos
Raimundos is one band often categorized as punk/hardcore, sometimes as Forrocore, which plays brazilian hardcore punk. They have some minor influences of Forró and some major influences of 80's punk and hardcore bands, especially Ramones...
from Brasília, Devotos do Ódio from Recife
Recife
Recife is the fifth-largest metropolitan area in Brazil with 4,136,506 inhabitants, the largest metropolitan area of the North/Northeast Regions, the 5th-largest metropolitan influence area in Brazil, and the capital and largest city of the state of Pernambuco. The population of the city proper...
, Pastel De Miolos, Bosta Rala from Bahia, Mukeka di Rato, Deltree
Deltree
deltree is a command line command in Microsoft operating systems that deletes an entire subdirectory of files. It appeared in MS-DOS 6, and was retained throughout all Windows versions based upon MS-DOS, including Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me...
and Dead Fish
Dead Fish
Dead Fish is a 2005 action/comedy film starring Gary Oldman, Robert Carlyle, Andrew-Lee Potts and Elena Anaya.-Plot synopsis:Lynch , an emotionless bon-vivant hitman, stops a thief who stole a cell phone from Mimi in a train station. Falling for her at first sight, he does not notice when she...
from Espirito Santo
Espírito Santo
Espírito Santo is one of the states of southeastern Brazil, often referred to by the abbreviation "ES". Its capital is Vitória and the largest city is Vila Velha. The name of the state means literally "holy spirit" after the Holy Ghost of Christianity...
were also big. Different from the 1980s bands, most of these new 1990s bands had their lyrics sung in English.
Late 1970s
The origins of punk rockPunk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
go back to the late 1970s, as in most other countries mainly under the influence of the Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
The Sex Pistols were an English punk rock band that formed in London in 1975. They were responsible for initiating the punk movement in the United Kingdom and inspiring many later punk and alternative rock musicians...
, The Clash
The Clash
The Clash were an English punk rock band that formed in 1976 as part of the original wave of British punk. Along with punk, their music incorporated elements of reggae, ska, dub, funk, rap, dance, and rockabilly...
and The Ramones. However, particularly in São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
, more obscure names like Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
band Speed Twins , as well as earlier protopunk
Protopunk
Protopunk is a term used retrospectively to describe a number of musicians who were important precursors of punk rock in the late 1960s to mid-1970s, or who have been cited by early punk musicians as influential...
artists such as The MC5, Iggy & The Stooges and The New York Dolls also had a big initial impact.
The Punk emerged from the ideals of the musician Douglas Viscaino, who with the pioneering ideas and unity of young people who fought against the brazilian military regime formed a band of protest called: Restos de Nada.
The first band appeared around 1978, notably Restos de Nada (meaning remainders of nothing). Your musicians already had their punk ideals before 1978. Getting bigger with the passage of the 1970's. Then came AI-5 and N.A.I. (later known as Condutores de Cadáver) in São Paulo, as well as Carne Podre in Curitiba
Curitiba
Curitiba is the capital of the Brazilian state of Paraná. It is the largest city with the biggest economy of both Paraná and southern Brazil. The population of Curitiba numbers approximately 1.75 million people and the latest GDP figures for the city surpass US$61 billion according to...
and Aborto Elétrico
Aborto Elétrico
Aborto Elétrico was a Brazilian punk band formed in 1978 in Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil. The band primarily consisted of future Legião Urbana frontman Renato Russo , André Pretorius and future Capital Inicial drummer Fê Lemos...
in Brasília.
Before proper punk groups came along, two relatively famous Glam
Glam rock
Glam rock is a style of rock and pop music that developed in the UK in the early 1970s, which was performed by singers and musicians who wore outrageous clothes, makeup and hairstyles, particularly platform-soled boots and glitter...
/Hard Rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
bands, Joelho de Porco and Made in Brazil, used elements of the punk aesthetic around 1977/78 and were called punk bands by the media without really playing punk rock music or defining themselves as such. Both bands, however, were important to the pre-punk context of the 1970s that offered few alternatives to the MPB
Música Popular Brasileira
Música Popular Brasileira or MPB designates a trend in post-Bossa Nova urban popular music. It is not a discrete genre but rather a constellation that combines original songwriting and updated versions of traditional Brazilian urban music styles like samba and samba-canção with contemporary...
and Progressive Rock
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
artists that dominated the Brazilian music scene at the time. Joelho de Porco's lyrics dealing with São Paulo's urban reality was also influential.
Early 1980s
In 1979, Fábio Sampaio, who would become the singer in Olho Seco, started a record shop in downtown São Paulo and named it Punk Rock Discos. This shop would become the main focus and meeting spot for the scene in the years to come, helping unite otherwise isolated gangs, bands and individuals from different parts of the city and therefore, creating a proper movement.Punk Rock Discos also gave the São Paulo scene a distinctively hardcore
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
musical identity through the records and tapes distributed at the shop. By 1980/81, Sampaio had found international connections and ways to bring records from England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
through unorthodox methods and have them available shortly after they were released abroad.
However, since most punks couldn't afford imported vinyl, the shop would make mixtapes with what he considered to be the best material and sell the cassettes for cheap. Partially as a reflex of Fabio's personal taste, British bands like Discharge
Discharge (band)
Discharge is a British hardcore punk band formed in 1977 by Terry "Tezz" Roberts and Roy "Rainy" Wainwright. They are often considered among one of the very first bands to play hardcore punk, and to mix punk with metal...
and Disorder
Disorder (band)
Disorder are a hardcore punk band that formed in the Bristol area of the United Kingdom in 1980, and has existed with varying line-ups to this day. Faithful to anarcho-punk ethics, Disorder are a band who aligned with politically-charged punk bands like Crass and Conflict.-History:Disorder formed...
as well as Swedish and Finnish hardcore soon became the main reference for São Paulo punks, almost immediately after the records came out in their countries of origin.
Around 1981, punk gigs were already happening often around São Paulo, where there were already dozens of active bands, mostly playing Hardcore Punk
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
and similar styles, most importantly Cólera
Cólera
Cólera is a Brazilian punk rock band formed in October 1979 in São Paulo, by Redson , Val and Pierre . They are currently one of the oldest punk bands in activity in Brazil, with a career that spans almost 30 years...
, Olho Seco and Inocentes
Inocentes
Inocentes is one of the oldest active punk rock bands in Brazil. The group was formed in 1981 by former members of pioneer local punk bands Restos de Nada and Condutores de Cadáver....
. These three bands appeared on the Grito Suburbano compilation LP released in early 1982.
The first punk rock record to come out in Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
, Grito Suburbano's example was soon followed by the band Lixomania, who put out their own EP in the same year as well as Ratos de Porão
Ratos de Porão
Ratos de Porão is a Brazilian hardcore punk band from São Paulo. They were formed in 1980, toured South America, North America, and Europe and still continue to play today...
, Psykoze and Fogo Cruzado, who took part (with Cólera appearing on vinyl for the second time) in another compilation LP called SUB released roughly one year after Grito Suburbano.
In late 1982, the first big punk festival was organized. Named O Começo do Fim do Mundo ("The Beginning Of The End Of The World") it included most of the more active bands from São Paulo city and the neighboring ABCD Region. A live recording of the show came out on vinyl the following year.
São Paulo also had a thriving post-punk scene in the early 1980s with bands like AgentSS, Mercenárias, Ira!
Ira!
Ira! was a Brazilian rock band that was founded in São Paulo in the early 1980s...
, Voluntários da Pátria, Akira S, Fellini, Smack and others playing often around the city. Despite sharing political and cultural values, the (hardcore) punk and post-punk bands had little else in common at this point, with wide musical and class gaps separating the two scenes. While the self-identified punks were usually teenagers from working class areas who worked as office boys or factory workers, the post-punks were mostly middle class young adults with university educations. Bands from the two scenes rarely, if ever, played together on the same bills. Among other reasons, because very few venues would let hardcore punk bands play.
Meanwhile, the scene in Brasilia was also growing. After the first local band Aborto Elétrico
Aborto Elétrico
Aborto Elétrico was a Brazilian punk band formed in 1978 in Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil. The band primarily consisted of future Legião Urbana frontman Renato Russo , André Pretorius and future Capital Inicial drummer Fê Lemos...
began playing gigs in 1980, other groups emerged, such as Blitx 64 and Plebe Rude
Plebe Rude
Plebe Rude is a Brazilian rock band. It was formed in Brasília in 1981.-History:Plebe is a band formed in 1981 by Philippe Seabra, Gurje, Andre X and Jander Bilaphra. They began gaining popularity in the punk rock scene in 1982. They later went to São Paulo where they played with Ira! and then to...
. However, as the decade went on, most of the Brasilia bands drifted towards post-punk
Post-punk
Post-punk is a rock music movement with its roots in the late 1970s, following on the heels of the initial punk rock explosion of the mid-1970s. The genre retains its roots in the punk movement but is more introverted, complex and experimental...
and new wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
.
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
also had a productive punk scene in the early 1980s. Started by a gang of skateboarders from the working class Campo Grande district, Rio punk revolved around bands such as Coquetel Molotov, Descarga Suburbana and Eutanásia.
In 1983, inspired by the urgency of the message in the legendary Grito Suburbano album, the very first punk rock band from Porto Alegre was formed, Pupilas Dilatadas. The band stood out for not being entirely influenced by the punk bands of the time and played relatively slow more in tune with bands like PIL or Killing Joke than to hardcore itself. Their sound was an original mix of post-punk, California hardcore and experimental sounds. Also from the same time period, is the band Lixo Urbano. They played traditional punk music inspired by the Sex Pistols and others... These two pioneering punk bands are regarded as the starting seeds of the Punk movement in Porto Alegre.
Mid-late 1980s
In São Paulo, by 1984 police harassment and violence among punk gangs made shows a virtual impossibility almost killing the São Paulo scene as a whole. As a reaction some bands began changing their sound and seeking refuge in other scenes. Bands like Inocentes, (female band)Mercenárias and 365 (formed by ex-members of Lixomania, Fogo Cruzado, Ratos de Porão and Inocentes) took a post punk direction, while others such as Ratos de Porão and Lobotomia went towards the thrash metalThrash metal
Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work...
/crossover scenes.
In spite of such casualties, 1985 and 1986 were good years for rock music in Brazil as a whole and this gain was also reflected in the punk scene. Popular and long lasting bands like Garotos Podres
Garotos podres
Garotos Podres is a Brazilian Oi! punk rock band formed in 1982 in the city of Mauá in the metropolitan region of São Paulo called A.B.C..In 1985, while Brazil was still under military dictatorship, they appeared on the Ataque Sonoro compilation along with Ratos de Porão, Cólera, Lobotomia and...
, Lobotomia
Lobotomia
Lobotomia is a Brazilian hardcore/crossover band. They started off as a straightforward punk band, and later went to a more thrash metal and crossover thrash style...
, Armagedom, Grinders, Virus 27 and others came up around this time, launched by the Ataque Sonoro compilation LP, that also included Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
bands Desordeiros, Spermogramix and Auschwitz.
In the southern region of the country, the city of Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre is the tenth most populous municipality in Brazil, with 1,409,939 inhabitants, and the centre of Brazil's fourth largest metropolitan area . It is also the capital city of the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian...
had developed a significant scene by the mid-1980s, with locals Replicantes achieving national success, a major record deal and even some FM radio airplay. Another significant band from Porto Alegre during the mid-late 1980s was Atraque, who were influenced more by California hardcore bands than by European punk, an atypical trait in Brazil at that time. The city's first punk band Pupilas Dilatadas remained active during this period, releasing an EP and participating in national compilations during the later part of the decade.
Meanwhile, in the nation's capital, Brasília
Brasília
Brasília is the capital city of Brazil. The name is commonly spelled Brasilia in English. The city and its District are located in the Central-West region of the country, along a plateau known as Planalto Central. It has a population of about 2,557,000 as of the 2008 IBGE estimate, making it the...
, bands playing music closer to Post-Punk
Post-punk
Post-punk is a rock music movement with its roots in the late 1970s, following on the heels of the initial punk rock explosion of the mid-1970s. The genre retains its roots in the punk movement but is more introverted, complex and experimental...
and new wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
but tracing their roots to the early Brasília punk scene started putting out commercially successful records on major labels. The biggest names were Legião Urbana
Legião Urbana
Legião Urbana were a Brazilian rock band formed in 1982 in Brasília, Distrito Federal. The band primarily consisted of Renato Russo , Dado Villa-Lobos and Marcelo Bonfá...
, Capital Inicial
Capital Inicial
Capital Inicial is a Brazilian rock band that flourished in the 1980s, saw a resurgence in the late '90s, and extended into the 2000s.-History:...
and Plebe Rude
Plebe Rude
Plebe Rude is a Brazilian rock band. It was formed in Brasília in 1981.-History:Plebe is a band formed in 1981 by Philippe Seabra, Gurje, Andre X and Jander Bilaphra. They began gaining popularity in the punk rock scene in 1982. They later went to São Paulo where they played with Ira! and then to...
. The city, however, also had its own hardcore scene with bands such as BSBH and Detrito Federal closely resembling the rawer São Paulo style. In the later part of the decade, however, the punk scene faded from the radar, with fewer and fewer releases due to the economic crisis and hyperinflation. In São Paulo and other parts of the country, gang violence became a problem again, both between rival punk groups and against skinhead
Skinhead
A skinhead is a member of a subculture that originated among working class youths in the United Kingdom in the 1960s, and then spread to other parts of the world. Named for their close-cropped or shaven heads, the first skinheads were greatly influenced by West Indian rude boys and British mods,...
s, metalheads and other groups. Murders were not uncommon and punk gigs became rare and dangerous.
In spite of the adverse conditions, some bands were able to make their mark and release influential records during the late 1980s, such as Psychic Possessor, Lobotomia
Lobotomia
Lobotomia is a Brazilian hardcore/crossover band. They started off as a straightforward punk band, and later went to a more thrash metal and crossover thrash style...
and Attack Epiléptico. At the same time, an underground scene was starting to happen. More influenced by grindcore, British thrashcore and American hardcore than by earlier Brazilian punk, this new underground scene was planting the seeds to the new explosion that would take place in the following decade.
1990s-2000s
After the violent and relatively unproductive period in the late 1980s and first two years of the 1990s, the punk/hardcore scene gained momentum again in the new decade. Now including popular subgenres such as Pop PunkPop punk
Pop punk is a fusion music genre that combines elements of punk rock with pop music, to varying degrees. Allmusic describes the genre as a strand of alternative rock, which typically merges pop melodies with speedy punk tempos, chord changes and loud guitars...
, Anarchopunk, straight edge
Straight edge
Straight edge is a subculture of hardcore punk whose adherents refrain from using alcohol, tobacco, and other recreational drugs. It was a direct reaction to the sexual revolution, hedonism, and excess associated with punk rock. For some, this extends to not engaging in promiscuous sex, following a...
and riot grrl, the new decade was marked by big underground names such as No Violence, Safari Hamburguers, Abuso Sonoro, Execradores Point of No Return
Point of No Return (band)
Point of No Return was a vegan, straight edge metalcore band. The band started in 1996 as a side project of Self-Conviction members, in São Paulo, Brazil. The band's lyrics were focused on "Third World struggles" and animal liberation issues. Point Of No Return first CD, "Centelha" , was released...
, Dominatrix
Dominatrix (band)
Dominatrix was a synthpop band from New York City, best remembered for their 1984 club hit, "The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight". Although short lived as a group, their lone hit single was highly influential in the freestyle genre.-History:...
, Calibre 12, Nitrominds and others in São Paulo, as well as DFC and Raimundos
Raimundos
Raimundos is one band often categorized as punk/hardcore, sometimes as Forrocore, which plays brazilian hardcore punk. They have some minor influences of Forró and some major influences of 80's punk and hardcore bands, especially Ramones...
from Brasília, Devotos do Ódio from Recife
Recife
Recife is the fifth-largest metropolitan area in Brazil with 4,136,506 inhabitants, the largest metropolitan area of the North/Northeast Regions, the 5th-largest metropolitan influence area in Brazil, and the capital and largest city of the state of Pernambuco. The population of the city proper...
, Bosta Rala from Bahia, Pinheads and Anões de Jardim in Curitiba, Mukeka di Rato and Dead Fish
Dead Fish
Dead Fish is a 2005 action/comedy film starring Gary Oldman, Robert Carlyle, Andrew-Lee Potts and Elena Anaya.-Plot synopsis:Lynch , an emotionless bon-vivant hitman, stops a thief who stole a cell phone from Mimi in a train station. Falling for her at first sight, he does not notice when she...
from Espirito Santo
Espírito Santo
Espírito Santo is one of the states of southeastern Brazil, often referred to by the abbreviation "ES". Its capital is Vitória and the largest city is Vila Velha. The name of the state means literally "holy spirit" after the Holy Ghost of Christianity...
, DreadFull and Refer
Refer
Refer can mean:*Referral : To refer a person is to personally recommend, endorse, and pass them to a qualified professional or service that can serve their need, often including informing both parties of said recommendation and/or endorsement....
in Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte is the capital of and largest city in the state of Minas Gerais, located in the southeastern region of Brazil. It is the third largest metropolitan area in the country...
and so on. Unlike the 1980s norm, many 1990s bands sang in English.
Grindcore
Grindcore
Grindcore is an extreme genre of music that started in the early- to mid-1980s. It draws inspiration from some of the most abrasive music genres – including death metal, industrial music, noise and the more extreme varieties of hardcore punk....
, noisecore
Noisecore
Noisecore is a term for three separate music genres:* A subgenre of hardcore techno, similar to power noise or breakcore.* A form of grindcore, also known as noisegrind....
and other related genres were also big, specially in the early 1990s, mainly through the efforts of underground fanzines and tape-trading, with bands like Rot, Under Threat and others achieving some international impact.
After the 1990s rebirth and the creation of a strong and long lasting network of labels, venues and punk rock enthusiasts, the following decade saw the Brazilian Punk and Hardcore scenes become stable and productive as never before. Gang violence, arguably the main problem facing Brazilian punk in the 1980s, diminished to a point where it was almost unnoticeable for years, which allowed larger numbers than ever before to attend shows and participate in the scene.
In the first years of the new millennium, Brazilian thrashcore
Thrashcore
Thrashcore is a fast tempo subgenre of hardcore punk that emerged in the early 1980s. Thrashcore is essentially sped-up hardcore punk, with bands often using blast beats. Songs can be very brief, and thrashcore is in many ways a less dissonant, less metallic forerunner of grindcore...
and related styles became very popular, both in and outside the country, with bands like Discarga, I Shot Cyrus
I Shot Cyrus
I Shot Cyrus was a Brazilian hardcore punk band from São Paulo that existed from 1997 until 2009.-History:I Shot Cyrus was formed by members of local São Paulo hardcore bands Point Of No Return and Newspeak who felt the need to play straight ahead, fast hardcore influenced by bands like Infest and...
, Infect, Sick Terror and others, touring and having records released in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
and other parts of the world. It was also marked by a renewed interest in the early days of the scene, with most of the classic bands from the early 1980s reuniting for special gigs and, in some cases, for good.
1970s and 1980s
- Aborto ElétricoAborto ElétricoAborto Elétrico was a Brazilian punk band formed in 1978 in Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil. The band primarily consisted of future Legião Urbana frontman Renato Russo , André Pretorius and future Capital Inicial drummer Fê Lemos...
- Punk/post punk pioneers from BrasíliaBrasíliaBrasília is the capital city of Brazil. The name is commonly spelled Brasilia in English. The city and its District are located in the Central-West region of the country, along a plateau known as Planalto Central. It has a population of about 2,557,000 as of the 2008 IBGE estimate, making it the...
(1978–1982). - AI-5AI-5The Ato Institucional Número Cinco – AI-5 was the fifth of seventeen major decrees issued by the military dictatorship in the years following the 1964 coup d'état in Brazil...
- Very early punk band from São Paulo (1978–1979). - Armagedom - Punk/hardcore/thrash pioneers (1983 - 1990. active again in the 2000s)
- CóleraCóleraCólera is a Brazilian punk rock band formed in October 1979 in São Paulo, by Redson , Val and Pierre . They are currently one of the oldest punk bands in activity in Brazil, with a career that spans almost 30 years...
- Classic punk rock/hardcore, one of the pioneers of the genre in Brazil. (1979, never quit) - Devotos - Hardcore from RecifeRecifeRecife is the fifth-largest metropolitan area in Brazil with 4,136,506 inhabitants, the largest metropolitan area of the North/Northeast Regions, the 5th-largest metropolitan influence area in Brazil, and the capital and largest city of the state of Pernambuco. The population of the city proper...
, formerly known as Devotos do Ódio (1988 - still active). - Dose Brutal - Oi! punk rock band (1980 - early 1990s)
- Garotos PodresGarotos podresGarotos Podres is a Brazilian Oi! punk rock band formed in 1982 in the city of Mauá in the metropolitan region of São Paulo called A.B.C..In 1985, while Brazil was still under military dictatorship, they appeared on the Ataque Sonoro compilation along with Ratos de Porão, Cólera, Lobotomia and...
- old punk/oi band from São PauloSão PauloSão Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
(1982 - still active). - Grinders - First skatepunk/hardcore/thrash band from Brazil (1983 - 1990 - active again in the 2000s).
- InocentesInocentesInocentes is one of the oldest active punk rock bands in Brazil. The group was formed in 1981 by former members of pioneer local punk bands Restos de Nada and Condutores de Cadáver....
- one of the punk rock pioneers in Brazil (1981 - still active). - Joelho de Porco - Rock with protopunk leanings (1972 - still active)
- Kaos 64 - hardcore punk (1982 - still active)
- Lixomania - punk (1979–1983, active again in the 2000s)
- Lobotomia - Hardcore/Crossover Thrash (1983 - 1992 active again in the 2000s).
- Olho Seco - hardcore punk/noisecore (1980, inactive as of 2010, but never really broke up)
- Plebe RudePlebe RudePlebe Rude is a Brazilian rock band. It was formed in Brasília in 1981.-History:Plebe is a band formed in 1981 by Philippe Seabra, Gurje, Andre X and Jander Bilaphra. They began gaining popularity in the punk rock scene in 1982. They later went to São Paulo where they played with Ira! and then to...
- 80s post-punk from BrasíliaBrasíliaBrasília is the capital city of Brazil. The name is commonly spelled Brasilia in English. The city and its District are located in the Central-West region of the country, along a plateau known as Planalto Central. It has a population of about 2,557,000 as of the 2008 IBGE estimate, making it the...
(1981, still active) - Ratos de PorãoRatos de PorãoRatos de Porão is a Brazilian hardcore punk band from São Paulo. They were formed in 1980, toured South America, North America, and Europe and still continue to play today...
- Brazil's oldest and biggest hardcore/crossover band (1981, still active). - Replicantes - classic punk rock/post-punk. From Rio Grande do SulRio Grande do SulRio Grande do Sul is the southernmost state in Brazil, and the state with the fifth highest Human Development Index in the country. In this state is located the southernmost city in the country, Chuí, on the border with Uruguay. In the region of Bento Gonçalves and Caxias do Sul, the largest wine...
(1983 - 1995 active again since 2001). - Restos de Nada - The first punk band of Brazil (1978–1980).
- The V - a punkPunk rockPunk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
/hardcoreHardcore punkHardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
band formed by girls - Virus 27 - Oi! from São Paulo (1982 - still active)
1990s and 2000s
- Ação Direta - HardcoreHardcore punkHardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
/CrustCrust punkCrust punk is a form of music influenced by anarcho-punk, hardcore punk and extreme metal. The style, which evolved in the mid-1980s in England, often has songs with dark and pessimistic lyrics that linger on political and social ills...
from ABC Regio (1987 - still active) - Besthöven - CrustCrust punkCrust punk is a form of music influenced by anarcho-punk, hardcore punk and extreme metal. The style, which evolved in the mid-1980s in England, often has songs with dark and pessimistic lyrics that linger on political and social ills...
band from BrasíliaBrasíliaBrasília is the capital city of Brazil. The name is commonly spelled Brasilia in English. The city and its District are located in the Central-West region of the country, along a plateau known as Planalto Central. It has a population of about 2,557,000 as of the 2008 IBGE estimate, making it the...
(1990 - still active) - Blind Pigs - Hardcore/Punk Rock from BarueriBarueriBarueri is a Brazilian city in the state of São Paulo located in the northwestern part of the Greater São Paulo metropolitan area. The population in 2006 is estimated to be 265,549, the population density is 4,149.2 per km² and the area of 64 km²....
(1993 - still active) - Carbona - Punk Rock/Bubblegum Pop from Rio de Janeiro
- DFC - Hardcore/Crossover from BrasíliaBrasíliaBrasília is the capital city of Brazil. The name is commonly spelled Brasilia in English. The city and its District are located in the Central-West region of the country, along a plateau known as Planalto Central. It has a population of about 2,557,000 as of the 2008 IBGE estimate, making it the...
(1993 - still active) - Discarga - Thrashcore from São Paulo - They share a bass player with Ratos de PorãoRatos de PorãoRatos de Porão is a Brazilian hardcore punk band from São Paulo. They were formed in 1980, toured South America, North America, and Europe and still continue to play today...
(1998 - still active) - Dead FishDead FishDead Fish is a 2005 action/comedy film starring Gary Oldman, Robert Carlyle, Andrew-Lee Potts and Elena Anaya.-Plot synopsis:Lynch , an emotionless bon-vivant hitman, stops a thief who stole a cell phone from Mimi in a train station. Falling for her at first sight, he does not notice when she...
- Hardcore Punk from Vitória (1991 - still active) - Dominatrix (São Paulo band) - Hardcore/Riot Grrrl from São Paulo (1995 - still active)
- Fistt - Melodic Hardcore from Jundiai (1994 - still active)
- Garage Fuzz - Melodic Hardcore from Santos (São Paulo)Santos (São Paulo)-Sister cities: Shimonoseki, Japan Nagasaki, Japan Funchal, Portugal Trieste, Italy Coimbra, Portugal Ansião, Portugal Arouca, Portugal Ushuaia, Argentina Havana, Cuba Taizhou. China Ningbo. China Constanţa, Romania Ulsan, South Korea Colón, Panama* Cadiz, Spain...
(1991 - still active) - I Shot CyrusI Shot CyrusI Shot Cyrus was a Brazilian hardcore punk band from São Paulo that existed from 1997 until 2009.-History:I Shot Cyrus was formed by members of local São Paulo hardcore bands Point Of No Return and Newspeak who felt the need to play straight ahead, fast hardcore influenced by bands like Infest and...
- Thrash/FastcoreThrashcoreThrashcore is a fast tempo subgenre of hardcore punk that emerged in the early 1980s. Thrashcore is essentially sped-up hardcore punk, with bands often using blast beats. Songs can be very brief, and thrashcore is in many ways a less dissonant, less metallic forerunner of grindcore...
band from São PauloSão PauloSão Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
- Members of *Ratos de PorãoRatos de PorãoRatos de Porão is a Brazilian hardcore punk band from São Paulo. They were formed in 1980, toured South America, North America, and Europe and still continue to play today...
(1997–2009) - Luta Armada - Raw Punk/Hardcore PunkHardcore punkHardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
band from Poá, São Paulo (1996 - still active) - MatanzaMatanza (band)Matanza is a Brazilian punk rock band from Rio de Janeiro. Their music is a blend of hardcore punk, country and heavy metal, thus forming the genre that the media titled countrycore.-Biography:...
- Hardcore punk and country from Rio de JaneiroRio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
(1995 - still active) - Mukeka di Rato - HardcoreHardcore punkHardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
/GrindGrindcoreGrindcore is an extreme genre of music that started in the early- to mid-1980s. It draws inspiration from some of the most abrasive music genres – including death metal, industrial music, noise and the more extreme varieties of hardcore punk....
band from Vila Velha, Espírito Santo (1995 - still active) - Personal Choice - Straight Edge Hardcore from São Paulo (1992–1996)
- Point of No ReturnPoint of No Return (band)Point of No Return was a vegan, straight edge metalcore band. The band started in 1996 as a side project of Self-Conviction members, in São Paulo, Brazil. The band's lyrics were focused on "Third World struggles" and animal liberation issues. Point Of No Return first CD, "Centelha" , was released...
- Straight Edge Hardcore/Metalcore from São Paulo (1996–2006) - RaimundosRaimundosRaimundos is one band often categorized as punk/hardcore, sometimes as Forrocore, which plays brazilian hardcore punk. They have some minor influences of Forró and some major influences of 80's punk and hardcore bands, especially Ramones...
- Major label Hardcore/Forrócore/pop rock from Brasília (1987 - still active) - Reajuste - Hardcore from Rio de Janeiro (1996–2002)
- ReferReferRefer can mean:*Referral : To refer a person is to personally recommend, endorse, and pass them to a qualified professional or service that can serve their need, often including informing both parties of said recommendation and/or endorsement....
- Hardcore/Pop Punk from Belo Horizonte (1995 - still active) - Rethink - Melodic Hardcore from São Paulo (1997 - mid-2000s)
- Rodox - Mainstream Hardcore/metal from Brasília
- Rot - Grindcore from OsascoOsascoOsasco is a municipality and city in São Paulo State, Brazil, is located in the Greater São Paulo and ranking 5th in population among São Paulo municipalities. The current mayor is Emidio Pereira de Souza ....
(1989 - still active) - Scum Noise - Crustcore from Santa Bárbara d'OesteSanta Bárbara d'OesteSanta Bárbara d'Oeste is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. , it has a population of 189,573. The elevation is 570 meters....
(early 1990s) - Self Conviction - Straight Edge Hardcore from São Paulo, formerly known as Positive Minds (1995–1999)
- Sick Terror - Thrashcore from São Paulo
- Small Talk - Melodic Hardcore from São Paulo (1995 - late 1990s)
- Social Chaos - Crustcore from São Bernardo do Campo
- Street Bulldogs - Melodic Hardcore from São Paulo (1992 - mid-2000s)
- Subviventes - Punk Rock from São André
- Sugar Kane - Melodic Hardcore from Curitiba
- Terror Revolucionario - Crustcore from Brasilia
- T.P.M. (Trabalhar Para Morrer) - Punk Rock/Riot Grrrl from São Paulo (1997–2000)
- Treta - Hardcore from São Paulo (1997–2009)
- Vendetta - straight edgeStraight edgeStraight edge is a subculture of hardcore punk whose adherents refrain from using alcohol, tobacco, and other recreational drugs. It was a direct reaction to the sexual revolution, hedonism, and excess associated with punk rock. For some, this extends to not engaging in promiscuous sex, following a...
hardcore from ABC Paulista
External links
- Worlds Apart Article #4: Brazilian hardcore punk in The Oxford StudentThe Oxford StudentThe Oxford Student is a newspaper produced by and for students of the University of Oxford; it is sometimes abbreviated to The OxStu. The paper was established in 1992 by the Oxford University Student Union...
, (November 3, 2005)