How they were and how they are today 20 rock pioneers in Brazil

By breaking out worldwide in the 1950s, rock’n’roll, typically American, conquered the youth of the entire planet. In Brazil it was no different and, from the end of the decade, we already had our idols of young music. The big explosion, however, happened in the second half of the 1960s, with the program Young guardfrom TV Record, presented by Roberto Carlos, Erasmo Carlos and Wanderléa, supreme stars of the movement, also called “iê-iê-iê”.

Then, Tropicalismo (or Tropicália), idealized by Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil, invaded music festivals on television, which were very popular at the time. Mixing rock with many other aspects of Brazilian and world popular music, the Bahian friends set off another revolution, which influences musicians to this day, in Brazil and abroad.

O amazing.com recalls the main pioneers of rock and pop music in Brazil. See how these idols were and how they are, many still active today, in the studios and on the road. At the bonusa tribute to stars gone by.

Everyone is used to seeing Roberto Carlos, born in Espírito Santo, as the king of romantic songs. But he started his career inspired by the sound of rock idols. In the 1960s, he launched Brazil’s first major youth music movement, Jovem Guarda. His first success, in 1963, was Splish Splashversion of the hit by American singer Bobby Darin.

Then, Roberto established himself as a composer, now alongside his great partner Erasmo Carlos. During the times of the Jovem Guarda, the most common themes of their songs were fast cars, girls and the long hair of the boys that defied the customs of the time. At the end of the decade, the turn to romantic music took place.

With charm to sell, Wanderléa from Minas Gerais was the most popular singer of Jovem Guarda. She also embodied the spirit of rock’n’roll, with bumpy hits like stop the marriage🇧🇷 Fireproof and surf army🇧🇷 Nicknamed Ternurinha, she was also a trendsetter: girls copied her hair, makeup and the fashion for wearing miniskirts with long boots.

After the Jovem Guarda, Wandeca built a brilliant career and incorporated other Brazilian rhythms to the repertoire, but the public always asks for his old hits at shows.

The carioca Erasmo Carlos was the idol of Jovem Guarda who remained most faithful to rock throughout his extensive career, but also opened space for other rhythms, such as samba, one of his passions. And, of course, for the hundreds of romantic songs he composed alongside Roberto Carlos.

After having participated in adventure films with Roberto and Wanderléa in the early 1970s, Tremendão returned to exercising his acting side in production Airplane modestarring Larissa Manoela.

Almost all the idols of Jovem Guarda had their titles and Ronnie Von, born in Niterói (RJ), was hailed as “the Prince” by presenter Hebe Camargo, for his unmistakable beauty and elegant manners. burst with The square and Honeyversion of girla Beatles hit.

Interestingly, Ronnie never appeared on the show. Young guard, commanded by Roberto at Record. It had its own attraction, The Small World of Ronnie Von, on the same station. Over the past 20 years, he has made a name for himself as a presenter, first on the show tie’s mother and then on talk show All yourswhich ran for 15 years.

Martinha was nicknamed “Queijinho de Minas” by Roberto Carlos, obviously due to her Minas Gerais origins. She always stood out for her romanticism and her first success was the song I would give my life, also recorded by Roberto. Over the years, she kept her composer’s verve firm and supplied the repertoire of country duos such as Chitãozinho & Xororó and Leandro & Leonardo.

The Golden Boys from Rio de Janeiro are part of the first wave of Brazilian pop artists, with a career that began in 1958 on radio and television. The Corrêa brothers — Ronaldo, Renato, Roberto (1940-2016) — and their cousin Valdir Anunciação began by drawing inspiration from American vocal ensembles such as The Platters. At the time of Jovem Guarda, they were successful with versions of Beatles songs and in the 1970s, they released hits like The Big Head and smoke🇧🇷 They are still active today.

There is perhaps no Brazilian family more musical than the Corrêa family. In addition to revealing the Golden Boys, the youngest members Mário, Regina and Evinha (the smallest) launched themselves as Trio Esperança, flooding the radio stations with hits like sad movie🇧🇷 Soapbubble and The Feast of the Ball (by the duo Roberto and Erasmo). Eva continues to sing in solo projects and, from time to time, meets with the sisters Regina and Mariza, in a new formation of Trio Esperança.

The duo Leno and Lílian was revealed on the program Young guard and released hits like Poor girl and give me back (Rerecorded by Adriana Calcanhotto). In the 1970s, they pursued their own careers, with brief reunions. Lílian Knapp felt the taste of success a few years later, with the recording I am rebela Spanish song translated into Portuguese by Paulo Coelho.

Eduardo Araújo moved from Minas Gerais to Rio de Janeiro in the early 1960s, where he stood out on the youth TV program Today is rock day🇧🇷 With the arrival of Jovem Guarda, he was prepared for success and burst with music The good🇧🇷 In the following years, he experimented with psychedelic rock and established a career in country music. He was married to another Jovem Guarda star, Sylvinha Araújo (1951-2008), with whom he also recorded a duet.

While Erasmo, Roberto and Wanderléa commanded the Young guard in São Paulo, the young Rosemary won her program, Girl young woman, on TV in Rio de Janeiro. Thus launched his career. One of her first successes was the iê-iê-iê Sprout Spell (as young people were called at the time).

Over the decades, Rosemary recorded romantic songs, without ever failing to honor her heart’s samba school, Mangueira. In 2006, she released the CD hose womensinging sambas in homage to the green and pink.

The group Renato e Seus Blue Caps emerged in 1960 with the name Bacaninhas do Rock da Piedade, in reference to the Rio neighborhood in which its members lived. They released great successes, many of them versions of foreign songs, such as Beautiful girl🇧🇷 Until the end and everything I dreamed, whose melodies were by the Beatles. The band went through several formations and is still active, under the leadership of singer and guitarist Renato Barros.

Long before the animated film, Brazil had its Os Incríveis, a band that exploded with There Was a Boy Who Like Me Loved the Beatles and the Rolling Stones🇧🇷 Netinho, the drummer, was the heartthrob of the group, who came to accompany other artists on the program Young guard🇧🇷 He had a romance with the Italian singer Rita Pavone, a worldwide sensation of young music at the time.

Netinho was always dedicated to rock and, in the 1970s, he formed the band Casa das Máquinas, with great success on the radio. However, he continues to do shows with Os Incríveis.

Vanusa from Minas Gerais was revealed on the TV show The good, by Eduardo Araújo, and has continued to be successful. It became a pop phenomenon with the song Colorful world, released in the late 1960s. Over more than 50 years of career, she recorded several radio hits, of different styles, some composed by Antônio Marcos (1945-1992), to whom she was married. Others of his own authorship, such as September mornings, theme that is your musical signature.

Wanderley Cardoso broke out in 1967 with the good boy, recording that sold more than 5 million copies. In addition to music, she was part of the cast of the comedy show The Adorable Trapalhões, with Renato Aragão, weightlifter Ted Boy Marino and Vanusa. It continued for decades favoring romantic songs.

Yes, countryman Sérgio Reis was one of the heartthrobs of Jovem Guarda, with the hit Paper heartfrom 1967. At the beginning of the following decade, however, he set foot in music with interior roots with the success of The boy of the gate, whose story yielded a film starring Sérgio himself, born in the capital of São Paulo. His career yielded other great successes and historic collaborations with composers and singers Almir Sater and Renato Teixeira.

Tony Campello is one of Brazil’s first-time rockers. He launched his career in the late 1950s alongside his sister, sweet Celly Campello (see our bonus tribute). He had a big hit with the track baby boogie and acted as a producer, directing recordings by names such as Os Incríveis, Sylvinha and Sérgio Reis. At 84, he continues to sing rock’n’roll.

Caetano Veloso was the great creator of the Tropicália movement, which mixed trends that previously seemed irreconcilable, such as rock, bossa nova, northeastern music, folk songs and experiments in classical music. the song release Joy Joyat a Brazilian music festival in 1967, caused a scandal due to the use of electric guitars, previously only allowed in iê-iê-iê.

Caetano owns one of the most solid musical careers in Brazil, respected by musicians all over the world.

Gilberto Gil was Caetano Veloso’s great companion in the tropicalist adventure. He also shook up the music by mixing guitars with the sound of the berimbau in the composition. Sunday at the park, presented at the same festival in 1967, on TV Record. Throughout her glorious career, she continued to mix Brazilian rhythms with international trends, such as funk, electronic music and rock.

Gal Costa, the muse of tropicalism, was a shy bossa nova singer until she revealed her rock soul with the song Divine Wonderful, in 1968, at a TV song festival. With her high-pitched and highly tuned voice, she has explored all styles, but always returns to rock and pop music, as shown by her most recent work on stage, stratospheric and The Skin of the Future🇧🇷

If Brazilian rock has a female face, it is Rita Lee. She appeared with the trio Os Mutantes, who accompanied Gilberto Gil at the festival he launched Sunday at the park🇧🇷 Alongside the brothers Arnaldo and Sérgio Dias, she shook the structures of music with electricity, experimentation and good humor — characteristics that she always carried in her career as a composer of hits and more hits.

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