The 2009 MTV Video Music Brazil was hosted by

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and took place at the Credicard Hall. It awarded the best in

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and

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in the year of 2009. Despite being a Brazilian awards show, the 2009 VMB included live performances by

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rapper

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(in duet with Brazilian pop singer

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) and

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rock band

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, who were also nominated in the Best International Act category (but lost to

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). The 2009 VMB had over 20 categories, the largest number in the history of the show; therefore, part of the awards were delivered in a special show named "VMB Antes" ("VMB Before"), presented some hours before the main event, including small performances by the 2009 VMB Dream Band winners (the last year where the Dream Band category was maintained; in 2010 the category was extinguished) and winners in other categories.

Nominations

Winners are in bold text.

Act of the Year

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* Skank

Video of the Year

*Black Drawing Chalks — "My Favorite Way" *

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— "Dance Agora" *Emicida — "Triunfo" *

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— "Modern Kid" *

— "Vanguart" *

— "Ainda Não Passou" *Nervoso e os Calmantes — "Eu Que Não Estou Mais Aqui" *

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— "Súplica Cearense" *Pública — "Casa Abandonada" * Skank — "Sutilmente"

Hit of the Year

— "Cartas para Você" *

— "Me Adora" *

— "Burguesinha" * Skank — "Sutilmente" *

(featuring

) — "Fly"

Best New Act

*Banda Cine *Copacabana Club *Garotas Suecas *Glória *

Little Joy Little Joy is a Brazilian/American rock supergroup formed in 2007 by Los Hermanos singer/guitarist Rodrigo Amarante, The Strokes drummer Fabrizio Moretti, and Binki Shapiro. They released their only album in 2008. History Formation and beginni ...

Best International Act

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MTV Bet

*Black Drawing Chalks *Emicida *Holger *Mickey Gang *Vivendo do Ócio

Best Pop

* Skank *

Best Rock

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Best Alternative Rock

*Black Drawing Chalks *Holger *

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*Nervosos e Os Calmantes *Pública

Best Hardcore

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*Devotos *Garage Fuzz *Mukeka Di Rato *Presto?

Best MPB

*Cérebro Eletrônico *

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*Tiê

Best Samba

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Mariana Aydar Mariana Aydar is a Brazilian singer of MPB (Brazilian popular music). Biography She was born in São Paulo in 1980 in a family of musicians. Her father, Mário Manga, was a member of the group Premê, and her mother Bia Aydar, was the producer ...

Zeca Pagodinho Jessé Gomes da Silva Filho, known professionally as Zeca Pagodinho (, born February 4, 1959), is a Brazilian singer-songwriter working in the genres of samba and pagode. Biography Born in the neighborhood of Irajá, Rio de Janeiro, Zeca Pagodin ...

Best Reggae

*Chimarruts *Jimmy Luv *Lei Di Dai *

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*Planta e Raiz

Best Rap

*Emicida *

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*Relatos da Invasão *RZO

Best Instrumental

*Eu serei a Hiena *Hurtmold *Macaco Bong *Pata de Elefante *Retrofoguetes

Best Electronic

*Boss in Drama *Database *Mixhell * N.A.S.A. *The Twelves

Best Live Act

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Best Musical Documentary or Movie

*''Coração Vagabundo'' *''Dub Echoes'' *''Loki'' *''Simonal - Ninguém Sabe o Duro que Dei'' *''

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Web Hit of the Year

*Caetano Caindo *Funk do Joel Santana *Os Seminovos — "Escolha Já Seu Nerd" *Stefhany — "Crossfox" *Xuxu — "Pantera Cor-de-rosa"

Blog of the Year

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Twitter of the Year

Danilo GentiliMano Menezes
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*Tessália Serighelli

Game of the Year

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'' *'' The Beatles: Rock Band'' *'' The Sims 3''

Dream Band

* Vocals:

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) * Guitar: Martin Mendonça (

) * Bass: Rodrigo Tavares (

) * Drums:

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Performances

— "O Tempo" *

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(featuring Nervoso, Gabriel Thomaz and Érika Martins) — "Cover"/"É Proibido Fumar" *

(featuring

) — "

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(featuring Falcão) — "The Mummy" * Vivendo do Ócio — "Fora Mônica" *

— "Me Adora" *

— "

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References

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