''Acústico MTV'' is a musical television program originally aired by
MTV Brasil, inspired by the series ''
MTV Unplugged'', an American program created in 1989 where bands and artists play their music in an
acoustic version, that is, with acoustic and non-electric instruments.
Initially, ''Acústico MTV'' was born as a television program and, as a result, became a music label. For the Brazilian music industry, the series took the music market to its peak.
With the end of MTV Brasil's management by
Grupo Abril
Grupo Abril (simply also known as Abril) is a Brazilian media conglomerate headquartered in São Paulo. The company is the holding company of Editora Abril, which publishes the weekly newsmagazine ''Veja.''
History and profile
Victor Civita, an ...
in September 2013, the station stopped producing the program. Therefore, the last acoustic one was with
Arnaldo Antunes
Arnaldo Antunes (, born Arnaldo Augusto Nora Antunes Filho, September 2, 1960) is a Brazilian musician, writer, and composer. He was a member of the rock band Titãs, which he co-founded in 1982 and left ten years later. After 1992, he embarked o ...
. However, in November 2018,
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* Viacom (2005–2019), a former company spun off from the original Viacom
* Viacom18, a joint venture between Par ...
(current owner of the rights to MTV Brasil) announced that it was returning with the project, as it is part of a strategy to reposition MTV in Brazil. The first guest artist was
Tiago Iorc
Tiago Iorczeski (born November 28, 1985) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and record producer. As a child, he lived in England and in the United States. Despite having no musical background in his family, Tiago started playing the acoustic guita ...
.
Albums
Official albums
* (1992) ''Acústico MTV: João Bosco''
*(1994) ''Acústico MTV: Gilberto Gil''
*(1995) ''Acústico MTV: Moraes Moreira''
*(1997) ''
Acústico MTV: Titãs''
*(1997) ''Acústico MTV: Gal Costa''
*(1998) ''Acústico MTV: Rita Lee''
* (1999) ''
Acústico MTV: Os Paralamas do Sucesso''
* (1999) ''
Acústico MTV: Legião Urbana''
(recorded in 1992)
*(2000) ''Acústico MTV: Capital Inicial''
*(2000) ''Acústico MTV: Art Popular''
*(2000) ''Acústico MTV: Lulu Santos''
* (2001) ''
Acústico MTV: Cássia Eller''
*(2001) ''Acústico MTV: Roberto Carlos''
*(2002) ''Acústico MTV: Cidade Negra''
*(2002) ''Acústico MTV: Jorge Ben Jor''
*(2002) ''Acústico MTV: Kid Abelha''
*(2003) ''Acústico MTV: Marina Lima''
* (2003) ''
Acústico MTV: Charlie Brown Jr.''
*(2003) ''Acústico MTV: Zeca Pagodinho''
*(2004) ''Acústico MTV: Ira!''
*(2004) ''Acústico MTV: Marcelo D2''
*(2004) ''Acústico MTV: Engenheiros do Hawaii''
*(2005) ''Acústico MTV: Bandas Gaúchas''
(recorded by Bidê ou Balde, Cachorro Grande
Cachorro Grande (Portuguese for "''Big Dog''") was a Brazilian rock band from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul.
In 2003, the music video for "Lunático" was nominated for Best New Artist at the 2003 MTV Video Music Brazil. In 2007 they won the ...
, Ultramen and Wander Wildner)
*(2005) ''Acústico MTV: Ultraje a Rigor''
* (2005) ''
Acústico MTV: O Rappa''
*(2006) ''Acústico MTV: Lenine''
*(2006) ''Acústico MTV: Zeca Pagodinho 2 – Gafieira''
*(2007) ''Acústico MTV: Lobão''
*(2007) ''Acústico MTV: Sandy & Junior''
*(2007) ''Acústico MTV: Paulinho da Viola''
*(2010) ''Acústico MTV: Lulu Santos II''
*(2012) ''Acústico MTV: Arnaldo Antunes''
*(2019) ''Acústico MTV: Tiago Iorc''
Unofficial albums
* ''Acústico MTV: Marcelo Nova''
(pilot program, never shown by the broadcaster)
* (2006) ''Acústico MTV: Barão Vermelho''
(recorded in 1991; released only on DVD)
See also
*
Acústico (disambiguation)
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Live albums by Brazilian artists