Os Paralamas do Sucesso (also known simply as Paralamas) is a Brazilian
rock
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band, formed in
Seropédica,
Rio de Janeiro
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, in the late 1970s. Its members since 1982 are
Herbert Vianna
Herbert Lemos de Sousa Vianna (born May 4, 1961) is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer mainly known for his work with rock band Os Paralamas do Sucesso.
Biography
Herbert was born in João Pessoa, Paraíba. His fa ...
(guitar and lead vocals),
Bi Ribeiro
Felipe de Nóbrega Ribeiro, better known as Bi Ribeiro (March 30, 1961 in Rio de Janeiro) is a bass player.
Since 1977, he is the bass player of the Brazilian rock band Os Paralamas do Sucesso. Ribeiro is responsible for the songwriting of many ...
(bass), and
João Barone
João Alberto Barone Reis e Silva, better known as João Barone (born August 5, 1962 in Rio de Janeiro), is a Brazilian drummer.
Since 1982 he is the drummer of the band Os Paralamas do Sucesso.
Discography
Guest appearances
*Eduardo Dussek - ...
(drums). In its beginning, the band combined
reggae
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and
ska
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with rock, but later added horn arrangements and Latin rhythms.
History
Beginnings
Although considered part of the "
Brasília
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gang", because they lived there and were friends with local bands, Paralamas' proper birthplace was
Seropédica. Herbert Vianna and Felipe "Bi" Ribeiro were childhood friends and neighbors in that city. Herbert's father was in the military, while Bi's was a diplomat. In 1977, Herbert went to Rio to attend military school, and met Bi once again. They decided to form a band, Herbert with his
Gibson guitar
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and Bi, which had no musical training whatsoever, with a bass guitar bought during a trip to
England
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. The drummer
Vital Dias
Os Paralamas do Sucesso (also known simply as Paralamas) is a Brazilian rock band, formed in Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, in the late 1970s. Its members since 1982 are Herbert Vianna (guitar and lead vocals), Bi Ribeiro (bass), and João Barone ...
would later join them. They parted ways in 1979, around the time all of them were busy studying for their
vestibular
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tests, but resumed their musical activity in 1981.
The trio rehearsed in the house of Bi's grandmother (which provided inspiration for the song "Vovó Ondina é Gente Fina", or "Grandma Ondina is Really Cool") and in a farm in
Mendes
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, and performed in small venues. Their setlist was not quite serious (with songs like "Pingüins, Já Não Os Vejo Pois Não Está na Estação", or "I No Longer See Penguins, Because They're Out of Season"), and they tried to create a name for the band in the same spirit, with the first option being "As Cadeirinhas da Vovó", or "Grandma's Little Chairs". The name "Paralamas do Sucesso" (meaning "Mudflaps of Success") was coined by Bi, and adopted because all three of them thought it was really funny. In the beginning, Herbert was only the guitar player, and the group had two lead singers, Ronel e Naldo, both of whom departed in 1982.
In 1982, Vital missed a gig at the
Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro
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and was replaced by
João Barone
João Alberto Barone Reis e Silva, better known as João Barone (born August 5, 1962 in Rio de Janeiro), is a Brazilian drummer.
Since 1982 he is the drummer of the band Os Paralamas do Sucesso.
Discography
Guest appearances
*Eduardo Dussek - ...
, which became the drummer after he decided to leave the band. Vital would later inspire the
demo song "Vital e sua Moto", which the band sent to FM station Rádio Fluminense, which was the first to broadcast many bands that would eventually achieve national recognition in Brazil. The song received substantial airplay in the summer of 1983, and the Paralamas made their first major appearance opening for
Lulu Santos
Lulu Santos, stage name of Luiz Maurício Pragana dos Santos (born May 4, 1953), is a Brazilian singer and guitarist.
Career
Lulu was born in Rio de Janeiro. Beginning in the progressive rock band Vímana, he left the band and embarked on a ...
, another popular singer of their generation, in the
Circo Voador. It was around that time when they signed a deal with
EMI Brasil to record their first album ''
Cinema Mudo
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** Film industry, the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking
* ...
'' (later defined by Herbert as "manipulated by the record company people"), which achieved moderate success.
Breakthrough
In 1984, they released their second album, ''
O Passo do Lui''. It spanned the hits "Óculos", "Me Liga", "
Meu Erro
"Meu Erro" (Portuguese for "My Mistake") is a rock single by Os Paralamas do Sucesso that was a Brazilian hit. It was released in 1985, with great success among the Brazilian youth. Cover versions included two recorded by CPM 22 and Banda do Santa ...
", "Romance Ideal", and "Ska", leading the band to perform at the first edition of
Rock in Rio
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Nine incarnations of the festival have been held in Rio de Janeiro, in 1985, 1991, ...
, in which Paralamas' concert was considered one of the best.
After a national tour, they released ''
Selvagem?'' in 1986. The album opposed the "manipulation" of the band's first release from its cover (featuring Bi's younger brother in the middle of the woods wearing only a shirt around his waist) and incorporated a bold mixture of reggae, rock and African rhythms. Produced by Liminha (former bass player for
Os Mutantes
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), it spanned the hits "Alagados", "A Novidade" (their first collaboration with
Gilberto Gil
Gilberto Passos Gil Moreira (; born 26 June 1942), is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and politician, known for both his musical innovation and political activism. From 2003 to 2008, he served as Brazil's Minister of Culture in the administration ...
, and the second track co-written with him), "Melô do Marinheiro", and "Você" (a cover version of a
Tim Maia
Tim Maia (, born Sebastião Rodrigues Maia; September 28, 1942 – March 15, 1998) was a Brazilian musician, songwriter, and businessman known for his iconoclastic, ironic, outspoken, and humorous musical style. Maia contributed to Brazilian mus ...
song), and sold over 700,000 copies. This led the Paralamas to play in the
Montreux Jazz Festival
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the following year.
In 1987, the band released their first live album, ''
D'', recorded from their performance in Montreux. It was the first album to feature the band's constant collaborator, keyboard player João Fera, who still tours with the band today. After Montreux, Paralamas also played in
L'Olympia
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and toured through
South America
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, becoming popular in
Argentina
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,
Chile
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,
Uruguay
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, and
Venezuela
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.
Their fourth studio album, ''
Bora-Bora
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'', was released in 1988. It introduced the usage of piano, horns and sampling by the band. The album has both social-political focused songs such as "O Beco" and more introspective tracks, such as "Quase Um Segundo" (thought to be about the end of Vianna's relationship with
Paula Toller
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, the lead singer of
Kid Abelha). ''Bora-Bora'' is the first of several attempts by the band to self-produce their recordings. ''
Big Bang'', released in the following year, continued in the same vein, featuring cheerful songs with a deep critical social messages like "Perplexo" and poetical/lyrical ones like "Lanterna dos Afogados".
In 1988 Brazilian filmmaker
Sandra Kogut directed a documentary honoring the group by sharing interviews with the musicians and their fans, and scenes of live shows at
Ibirapuera Stadium in
São Paulo
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and at
Montreux, Switzerland.
In 1990, the Paralamas released their first compilation, ''
Arquivo'', which featured a new version of "Vital e Sua Moto", titled "Vital 1990", and an unreleased song, "Caleidoscópio" (originally recorded by
Dulce Quental
Dulce Quental (born 13 April 1960) is a Brazilian singer and composer.
Biography
Quental was born in Rio de Janeiro. She was the singer of the band Sempre Livre in the early 1980s, and recorded her first solo disc, ''Délica'', in 1985. She ...
of the all-female band
Sempre Livre), that got massive radio play.
Success in Argentina only
The band would dedicate the first half of the 1990s to experimentation. The sixth studio album, ''
Os Grãos'', was released in 1991. It contained keyboard-driven songs of minor popular appeal, achieving a low sales record for the band, although it featured two successful tracks: "Trac-Trac", a
Portuguese
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version of a
Fito Páez
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Early career
Paez was born in Rosario, Santa Fe Province; hi ...
song, and "Tendo a Lua". Its failure, however, can also be attributed to the deep economic crisis Brazil went through during the
Fernando Collor
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administration.
After a small break, in which Vianna released his first solo album, the trio returned to live performances, which were sold out although the band was under heavy criticism from the press. In late 1993, Herbert, Bi and Barone spent three months in
London
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, where they recorded ''
Severino
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* Saint Severinus of Noricum (c.410–482), a Roman Catholic saint:
* Severin of Cologne, a Roman Catholic saint
* Emanuele Severino (1929–2020), Italian philos ...
'', produced by
Phil Manzanera
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. Released in 1994, the album featured
Brian May
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in the song "El Vampiro Bajo El Sol". It was even more experimental than the band's last release, with overly elaborate arrangements, and was completely ignored by radio stations and the general public, selling only 55,000 copies—an all-time low for Paralamas.
As they were being forgotten in their native Brazil, they were also gaining huge popularity in Argentina. In 1992, their compilation ''Paralamas'', which was released in
Hispanic America
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n countries, and featured
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versions of their hits, was a huge hit in neighboring countries. They were in high demand for live performances, due to the great success of ''Dos Margaritas'', their subsequent album released in the Hispanic market (a Spanish version of ''Severino'').
Back to the hit parades
Despite low sales for the album, ''Severinos tour was a huge success among the public. A series of three performances, recorded in late 1994, was released the next year as the band's second live album, ''
Vamo Batê Lata
''Vamo Batê Lata'' is the second live album released by brazilian rock band Os Paralamas do Sucesso, launched in 1995. ''Vamo Batê Lata'' had more than 900,000 copies sold in Brazil, the most sold of the band. The album comes in 2 CDs: the fi ...
''. It was accompanied by an
EP featuring four unreleased tracks: "Uma Brasileira" (a collaboration of Herbert with
Djavan), "Saber Amar", "Esta Tarde", and the controversial "Luís Inácio (300 Picaretas)", which drew the spotlight back to the band after it was banished from the
Federal District
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. The song was in reference to a statement made by former Brazilian president,
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
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, at the time a Federal Deputy, that the National Congress was formed by some honored men and 300 quacks. The return to easily understandable songs and the pop genre helped the band's comeback to commercial and critical acclaim. This resulted in the best-selling album of their career, with almost a million copies sold.
Around the same time, the band invested in overtly produced music videos, for which they won eleven MTV Video Music Brasil Awards between 1995 and 1999. Their first two awards were in 1995 for the video for "Uma Brasileira", winning the Best Pop Video and Viewer's Choice Award.
From then on, the Paralamas produced a string of hits, including: "Lourinha Bombril", "Busca Vida", "Ela Disse Adeus", and "O Amor não Sabe Esperar" (a collaboration with
Marisa Monte
Marisa de Azevedo Monte (Brazilian Portuguese: /maˈɾizɐ dʒi azeˈvedu ˈmõtʃi/) (born 1 July 1967) is a Brazilian singer, composer, instrumentalist, and producer of Brazilian popular music and samba. As of 2011, she had sold 10 million ...
and
Dado Villa-Lobos
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) on their next two studio albums, 1996's ''
Nove Luas
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'' and 1998's ''
Hey Na Na''. ''Nove Luas'' sold 250,000 copies in one month, while ''Hey Na Na'' sold the equivalent in just one week.
In 1999,
MTV Brasil
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invited the band to record the album ''
MTV Unplugged
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''. Instead of playing their biggest hits, they opted instead for a repertoire dominated by lesser-known songs like, "Bora Bora", "Vai Valer", and "Trem da Juventude". The Paralamas also paid homage to
Chico Science
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and Legião Urbana. Two new songs were also featured: "Sincero Breu", and "Um Amor Um Lugar", originally recorded by
Fernanda Abreu
Fernanda Abreu (born September 8, 1961) is a Brazilian singer.
Biography
Fernanda was born and raised in a middle-class family of the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro. Her first notable public appearance was the backing vocal of the band Blitz until ...
. The live album sold more than 500,000 copies, won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Brazilian Rock Album, and resulted in a sold-out world tour.
The ''Unplugged'' tour was extended until the end of 2000, when the trio released their second compilation, ''
Arquivo II
Os Paralamas do Sucesso (also known simply as Paralamas) is a Brazilian rock band, formed in Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, in the late 1970s. Its members since 1982 are Herbert Vianna (guitar and lead vocals), Bi Ribeiro (bass), and João Barone ...
''. It featured songs from all the band's albums (except ''Severino''), a re-recording of "Mensagem de Amor" and the new track "Aonde Quer que Eu Vá", the creation of a partnership between
Herbert Vianna
Herbert Lemos de Sousa Vianna (born May 4, 1961) is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer mainly known for his work with rock band Os Paralamas do Sucesso.
Biography
Herbert was born in João Pessoa, Paraíba. His fa ...
and
Paulo Sérgio Valle
Paulo Sérgio Kostenbader Valle (born August 6, 1940) is a Brazilian composer and lyricist.
Career
Valle started his career as part of the bossa nova trend when, with his brother Marcos Valle, he composed " Samba de Verão", which became one ...
. The album also included two major hit tracks by
Ivete Sangalo
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.
Afterwards, Paralamas announced a six-month vacation and a reformulation in the sound of the group after nearly two decades of collaboration. The plans pointed to a new rock album.
An accident, but not the end
On February 4, 2001, tragedy struck the band. A plane carrying Herbert and his wife, Lucy Needham Vianna, crashed en route to
Dado Villa-Lobos
Eduardo "Dado" Dutra Villa-Lobos (born 29 June 1965) is a Belgian-born Brazilian musician, best known as the ex-guitarist of post-punk band Legião Urbana. Along with singer Renato Russo and drummer Marcelo Bonfá, he was one of the founding ...
's house in Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro. Lucy died instantly in the crash and left Herbert in a coma. The crash became front-page news and the entire country followed Herbert’s fight for survival in the hospital Copa D’Or, in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro.
Herbert eventually woke up from his coma, but was left in a wheelchair and battled long-term difficulties with speaking and playing after the accident. After many years of therapy, Herbert has made significant strides in his recovery, despite the permanent damage done to his brain. Even during this difficult period, his musical talent was not incapacitated and, in October 2002, he began rehearsing with the band again in his home studio. This led to the recording of a new CD titled ''
Longo Caminho
''Longo Caminho'' (Portuguese for ''A Long Way'') is the tenth studio album by Brazilian rock band Os Paralamas do Sucesso. It was released in 2002, one year after vocalist Herbert Vianna's accident with the ultralight plane that made him par ...
'', with songs composed before the accident.
In 2005, they released ''
Hoje'' and in 2009 they released ''
Brasil Afora'', which was first available for
digital download and only later released on CD.
On 3 March 2015, ex-drummer Vital Dias died of cancer in Rio de Janeiro.
In their official Facebook page, the band published a message by the members, stating that they were sending "our higher thoughts for his wife, children and friends in this difficult time".
In February 2016, it was announced that the band, together with singers
Nando Reis
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,
Paula Toller
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and
Pitty
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She had played in two bands, Shes and Inkoma, before starting her solo career in 2003. She has sold over 2 million copies in ...
, would take part of a tour promoted by the project Nivea Viva!, which takes place every year and takes artists on Brazilian tours. The series of 7 shows will pay tribute to Brazilian rock.
Influence on Brazilian Rock
In 1987 and 1988, Afro-Bahian rhythms began to influence the sound of some of the major Brazilian rock bands, most notably Os Paralamas do Sucesso. This created a break with the influence of English-oriented, North American rock groups that originally inspired Brazilian bands.
[Behague, Gerard. "Rap, Reggae, Rock, or Samba: The Local and the Global in Brazilian Popular Music (1985-95)." Latin American Music Review 27, no. 1 (Spring/Summer 2006): 79-90.]
With this new sound, they were able to criticize foreign, mainstream music while simultaneously creating new opportunities for Brazilian rock groups and a more genuinely Brazil-oriented music. This new sound also followed in the tradition of the politically-influenced artists from the 1960s and 1970s, like ''
Os Mutantes
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'',
Gilberto Gil
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,
Caetano Veloso
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, and
Raul Seixas
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. Movement toward a more Afro-Brazilian sound was also the result of the explosion of funk, hip-hop, and rap internationally.
Os Paralamas are best remembered for their reggae-afrobrazilian-ska beats. Throughout its 30 years of existence, the band has continuously produced successful albums as well as controversial discs, like ''Alagados'', ''Selvagem'' and ''Perplexo'', which exposed the social and political realities of Brazil. They went even further with "Luís Inácio (300 Picaretas)", which openly criticized the Brazilian Congress. The band faced tragedy following Herbert's accident but remained cohesive and committed to Brazilian rock. In 2011, the band celebrated 25 years together by re-releasing their most influential album, ''Selvagem?'' (1986) and performing in Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Venezuela. In 2011, the song "O Calibre" (Longo Caminho-2002) was included in soundtrack of one of the most successful films in Brazil's history,
''Tropa de Elite 2'' (''Elite Squad: The Enemy Within''). Herbert Vianna was listed in Brazil's ''
Rolling Stone
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'' magazine as one of the most influential guitarists in the nation's musical history. Bi Ribeiro was also listed as one of the best bass players in Brazil and João Barone is frequently referred as one of Brazil's top drummers. The band celebrated their 30 years together by going on tour in 2012.
Discography
Studio albums
* (1983) ''
Cinema Mudo
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** Film industry, the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking
* ...
''
* (1984) ''
O Passo do Lui''
* (1986) ''
Selvagem?''
* (1988) ''
Bora Bora
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''
* (1989) ''
Big Bang''
* (1991) ''
Os Grãos''
* (1994) ''
Severino
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* Saint Severinus of Noricum (c.410–482), a Roman Catholic saint:
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''
* (1996) ''
9 Luas
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''
* (1998) ''
Hey Na Na''
* (2002) ''
Longo Caminho
''Longo Caminho'' (Portuguese for ''A Long Way'') is the tenth studio album by Brazilian rock band Os Paralamas do Sucesso. It was released in 2002, one year after vocalist Herbert Vianna's accident with the ultralight plane that made him par ...
''
* (2005) ''
Hoje''
* (2009) ''
Brasil Afora''
Live albums
* (1987) ''
D''
* (1995) ''
Vamo Batê Lata
''Vamo Batê Lata'' is the second live album released by brazilian rock band Os Paralamas do Sucesso, launched in 1995. ''Vamo Batê Lata'' had more than 900,000 copies sold in Brazil, the most sold of the band. The album comes in 2 CDs: the fi ...
''
* (1999) ''
Acústico MTV: Os Paralamas do Sucesso''
* (2004) ''
Uns Dias ao Vivo''
* (2007) ''
Rock in Rio 1985''
Compilation albums
* (1990) ''
Arquivo''
Awards
Latin Grammy Awards
*
2000
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: Best Brazilian Rock Album - ''
Acústico MTV''
*
2001: Best Music Video - "Aonde Quer Que Eu Va" (Nomination)
*
2001: Best Brazilian Song "A Lua Q Eu T Dei" (Nomination)
*
2003: Best Brazilian Rock Album - ''
Longo Caminho
''Longo Caminho'' (Portuguese for ''A Long Way'') is the tenth studio album by Brazilian rock band Os Paralamas do Sucesso. It was released in 2002, one year after vocalist Herbert Vianna's accident with the ultralight plane that made him par ...
''
*
2003: Best Brazilian Song "Cuide Bem Do Seu Amor" (Nomination)
*
2006: Best Brazilian Rock Album - ''
Hoje''
*
2007: Legend of Latin Music
*
2011: Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album - Multishow Ao Vivo Paralamas Brasil Afora (Nomination)
Prêmio Multishow de Música Brasileira
*1996: Best band
[Curiosidades - Prêmio Multishow http://www.paralamasforever.com/curiosidade.htm ]
*1999: Best instrumentalist (
João Barone
João Alberto Barone Reis e Silva, better known as João Barone (born August 5, 1962 in Rio de Janeiro), is a Brazilian drummer.
Since 1982 he is the drummer of the band Os Paralamas do Sucesso.
Discography
Guest appearances
*Eduardo Dussek - ...
)
*2003: Best band
*2003: Best instrumentalist (
João Barone
João Alberto Barone Reis e Silva, better known as João Barone (born August 5, 1962 in Rio de Janeiro), is a Brazilian drummer.
Since 1982 he is the drummer of the band Os Paralamas do Sucesso.
Discography
Guest appearances
*Eduardo Dussek - ...
)
*2004: Tribute (
Herbert Vianna
Herbert Lemos de Sousa Vianna (born May 4, 1961) is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer mainly known for his work with rock band Os Paralamas do Sucesso.
Biography
Herbert was born in João Pessoa, Paraíba. His fa ...
)
*2006: Best video (top 5) - "Na Pista"
MTV Video Music Brasil
*
1995
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: Best Pop Video - "Uma Brasileira"
[VMB 1995 http://www.paralamasforever.com/vmb.htm]
*1995: Viewer's Choice - "Uma Brasileira"
*
1996: Video of the Year - "Lourinha Bombril"
[VMB 1996 http://www.paralamasforever.com/vmb.htm]
*1996: Best Video Director - "Lourinha Bombril"
*1996: Best Edited Video - "Lourinha Bombril"
*
1997
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: Video of the Year - "Busca Vida"
*
1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
* January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...
: Video of the Year - "Ela Disse Adeus"
[VMB 1998 http://www.paralamasforever.com/vmb.htm]
*1998: Best Video Director - "Ela Disse Adeus"
*1998: Best Art Direction - "Ela Disse Adeus"
*1998: Best Photography - "Ela Disse Adeus"
*1998: Best Pop Video - "Ela Disse Adeus"
*
1999
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: Best Edited Video - "Depois da Queda o Coice"
*
2008
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: Dream Band -
Bi Ribeiro
Felipe de Nóbrega Ribeiro, better known as Bi Ribeiro (March 30, 1961 in Rio de Janeiro) is a bass player.
Since 1977, he is the bass player of the Brazilian rock band Os Paralamas do Sucesso. Ribeiro is responsible for the songwriting of many ...
(bass) and
João Barone
João Alberto Barone Reis e Silva, better known as João Barone (born August 5, 1962 in Rio de Janeiro), is a Brazilian drummer.
Since 1982 he is the drummer of the band Os Paralamas do Sucesso.
Discography
Guest appearances
*Eduardo Dussek - ...
(drums)
*
2009: Best Live Performance
[VMB 2009 http://www.paralamasforever.com/vmb.htm]
Members
*
Herbert Vianna
Herbert Lemos de Sousa Vianna (born May 4, 1961) is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer mainly known for his work with rock band Os Paralamas do Sucesso.
Biography
Herbert was born in João Pessoa, Paraíba. His fa ...
: guitar and vocals
*
Bi Ribeiro
Felipe de Nóbrega Ribeiro, better known as Bi Ribeiro (March 30, 1961 in Rio de Janeiro) is a bass player.
Since 1977, he is the bass player of the Brazilian rock band Os Paralamas do Sucesso. Ribeiro is responsible for the songwriting of many ...
: bass guitar
*
João Barone
João Alberto Barone Reis e Silva, better known as João Barone (born August 5, 1962 in Rio de Janeiro), is a Brazilian drummer.
Since 1982 he is the drummer of the band Os Paralamas do Sucesso.
Discography
Guest appearances
*Eduardo Dussek - ...
: drums
Further reading
*
*
*
References
External links
Official websiteDicionário Cravo Albin Os Paralamas do Sucesso*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Os Paralamas Do Sucesso
Musical groups established in 1977
1977 establishments in Brazil
Latin Grammy Award winners
Brazilian rock music groups
Musicians from Brasília
Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winners
Reggae rock groups