Ratos de Porão is a Brazilian crossover thrash band from São Paulo. They were formed in 1981, toured South America, North America, Asia and Europe, and still continue to play today. Their core lineup of João Gordo on vocals and Jão on drums and later guitars has remained since virtually the band's beginning.
Baratos Afins is a long-established Brazilian record label and store, based in São Paulo city.
Fellini was a Brazilian rock band formed in São Paulo in 1984 by Cadão Volpato, Jair Marcos (guitar), Ricardo Salvagni, and former Voluntários da Pátria and Smack member Thomas Pappon. One of the most well-known bands of the Brazilian underground scene of the mid-1980s, Fellini originally began as a straightforward post-punk band influenced by acts such as Joy Division, The Stranglers and The Durutti Column, but would gradually develop a more eclectic sonority that mixed post-punk with other genres such as MPB, new wave and samba rock, acquiring a unique, almost non-descript musical style.
Carlos Adão "Cadão" Volpato is a Brazilian musician, artist, journalist and writer. He is best known for being the frontman of cult post-punk band Fellini.
Fellini Só Vive 2 Vezes is the second studio album by Brazilian post-punk band Fellini. It was released in 1986 by Baratos Afins and re-released in CD form in 1995.
3 Lugares Diferentes is the third studio album by Brazilian post-punk band Fellini. It was released in 1987, and was their last album to be released under the Baratos Afins imprint. Fans consider this to be Fellini's best album. It was also re-released in CD form in 1995.
Amor Louco is the fourth studio album by Brazilian post-punk band Fellini. It was released on February 15, 1990 by now-defunct independent record label Wop-Bop Records and re-released in CD form in 2001 by another independent label, RDS. It was originally Fellini's last album, due to their break-up in the following year; however, they reunited in 2001 and released another album, Amanhã É Tarde. After his absence from the previous album, Jair Marcos returned as the guitarist, thus having Fellini's original line-up once more.
Amanhã É Tarde is the fifth studio album by Brazilian band Fellini. It was released on March 4, 2002, by independent carioca label Midsummer Madness. It is their first album of new material since 1990's Amor Louco. Although it is labeled as a Fellini album, it doesn't feature Jair Marcos and Ricardo Salvagni; as it happened in their 1986 album Fellini Só Vive 2 Vezes, it only features Cadão Volpato and Thomas Pappon.
Você Nem Imagina is a compilation album by Brazilian band Fellini. It was released on December 6, 2010, by Fonomatic, a subsidiary of independent record label-distributor Tratore. It features re-recordings of some of Fellini's previous songs, ranging from their 1985 debut album O Adeus de Fellini to 1990's Amor Louco. It is the band's last album before they broke up again.
Mercenárias, sometimes erroneously referred to as As Mercenárias, are a Brazilian all-female rock band formed in São Paulo in 1982, by bassist Sandra Coutinho, vocalist Rosália Munhoz and guitarist Ana Machado. With lyrics that heavily criticized Brazilian government and society, their sonority was constantly compared to Siouxsie and the Banshees, Joy Division, Sex Pistols and above all The Slits.
Cadê as Armas? is the debut album by Brazilian post-punk band Mercenárias. It was released in 1986 via famous independent record label Baratos Afins and re-released in CD form in 1995, with three live bonus tracks recorded in 1988, during a show that celebrated the 10-year anniversary of Baratos Afins.
Trashland is the second and last studio album by Brazilian post-punk band Mercenárias. It was released in 1988 via EMI, and produced by Edgard Scandurra and Thomas Pappon. Contrasting with the aggressiveness of the punk-like sonority of their previous album, Cadê as Armas?, Trashland is characterized by more atmospheric pieces reminiscent of Siouxsie and the Banshees, with emphasis given to the tracks "Kyrie", "Angelus", "Mesmas Leis", "Lembranças" and "Provérbios do Inferno", a compilation of William Blake's Proverbs of Hell translated into Portuguese and set to music.
Tudo que Eu Quero Dizer Tem que Ser no Ouvido is the debut solo studio album by Brazilian musician Cadão Volpato, famous for his work with post-punk band Fellini. It was released on April 4, 2005 via Brazilian independent label Outros Discos, and recorded in two sessions: one in the Estúdio Quadrophenia in September 2003 and the other at the Estudio del Bojo in September 2004.
Smack was a Brazilian post-punk band from São Paulo, formed in 1983 and characterized by its raw and experimental instrumentation heavily influenced by Gang of Four, Talking Heads, Os Mutantes and The Jam, among others.
Noite e Dia is the second and last studio album by Brazilian post-punk band Smack. It was released in 1986 by Baratos Afins.
Maria Evangelina Leonel Gandolfo, known as Vange Leonel, was a Brazilian singer-songwriter, rhythm guitarist, journalist, blogger, cronista, novelist, playwright, beer sommelier, and feminist and LGBT rights activist. Known for her distinctive soulful, bluesy vocals heavily inspired by Billie Holiday and Janis Joplin, she was famous for her work with post-punk band Nau, active from 1985 to 1989, before beginning a solo career in 1991.
Não São Paulo, Vol. 1 is a compilation album released by famous Brazilian independent label Baratos Afins in 1986, containing a selection of songs by the most famous underground Brazilian post-punk bands active during the mid-1980s. The album's name is a reference to the Brian Eno-produced compilation No New York, released in 1978.
Não São Paulo, Vol. 2 is a compilation album released by famous Brazilian independent label Baratos Afins in 1987, one year after the previous installment, Não São Paulo, Vol. 1. Unlike the previous compilation, that featured relatively well-known Brazilian post-punk bands active during the mid-1980s, Vol. 2 brings out more obscure bands.
Funziona Senza Vapore is the only release by Funziona Senza Vapore, a very short-lived side project founded by former Fellini vocalist Cadão Volpato in 1992, two years after Fellini's first break-up. It was recorded in 1992, but wouldn't be released until 2002, by Brazilian independent label Outros Discos.
Ao Vivo no Mosh is the debut album by Brazilian post-punk band Smack. Recorded live at the Estúdios Mosh in São Paulo, it was released in 1985 by Baratos Afins.
