Renato Rocha (born 4 July 1975 in

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist and keyboardist famous for his work with

alternative rock Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from Popular culture, mainstre ...

band

Detonautas Roque Clube Detonautas Roque Clube is a Brazilian rock band from Rio de Janeiro. Usually the lyrics of their songs relate to violence, political corruption and love. History The history of Detonautas is mixed with the onset of the fever of Internet in Brazi ...

Career

Renato has been playing for Detonautas since its formation in 1997. He was invited to join Detonautas by

Tico Santa Cruz Tico Santa Cruz (born Luis Guilherme Brunetta Fontenelle de Araújo; September 30, 1977) is a Brazilian musician, singer-songwriter, writer, and activist. He is the frontman of rock band Detonautas Roque Clube. Early life Santa Cruz studied ...

at a chatroom, equal to other members.

Activism

Rocha often participates in protests with Tico Santa Cruz against the immunity from prosecution for Brazilian corrupt politicians and criminals, often bringing many fans.http://www.entermagazine.com.br/site/entersom/index.asp?id=590&area=4&p=visualizar A protest after the murder of guitarist

Rodrigo Netto Rodrigo da Silva Netto (Rio de Janeiro, 5 May 1977 – Rio de Janeiro, 4 June 2006), better known as Rodrigo Netto or Nettinho, was the rhythm guitarist of the Brazilian rock band Detonautas Detonautas Roque Clube is a Brazilian rock band fro ...

References

External links

1
Detonautas Roque Clube

2
Renato Rocha on Twitter
1975 births Living people Brazilian keyboardists Brazilian activists Brazilian rock musicians Brazilian classical guitarists Brazilian male guitarists Musicians from Rio de Janeiro (city) 20th-century Brazilian male singers 20th-century Brazilian singers 21st-century Brazilian male singers 21st-century Brazilian singers 21st-century guitarists Brazilian male singer-songwriters Brazilian singer-songwriters {{guitarist-stub