Punk in Brazil

Punk In Brazil

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 remains 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), 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 grrrl 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.