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band from Santos, São Paulo. The group was popular with disadvantaged youth because of their relatable commentary about social issues and the frequent use of
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and hip hop slang in their songs. The band won two
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and was one of the most-popular Brazilian bands of the late 1990s to mid-2000s. Vocalist Chorão's drug
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and disagreements with other musicians frequently overshadowed the band. Chorão was the only founding member to remain through several line-up changes. After Chorão died of a
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overdose on March 6, 2013, the band disbanded. In 2015, the streaming platform
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reported that Charlie Brown Jr. was the second most-listened-to Brazilian band outside Brazil. In a
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survey also from 2015, the band placed 31st out of the 47 most-popular bands and artists.


History


Early years

Chorão formed the band What's Up, shortly after his move from
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to Santos, in 1987. After a line-up change in 1990, twelve-year-old bassist
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joined the band, followed by Marcão, Renato Pelado, and
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. In 1992, Chorão revamped What's Up with a new name. He chose Charlie Brown Jr., explaining that
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came from when he crashed his car into a coconut stand with a drawing of
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's comic strip ''
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'' on it. The "Jr." alluded to the fact that he considered himself and the band "the children of
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". What's Up and Charlie Brown Jr. developed a heavy style influenced by
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and
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, with lyrics in
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. Some of Chorão's greatest inspirations were
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, Sublime,
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, NOFX,
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,
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, Faith No More, and
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. The band initially struggled because most members had to rent or borrow their instruments, often forcing the band to cancel performances. Champignon, who was underage, needed a permit signed by his parents to perform at shows. In 1995, they recorded their first demo tape, the self-titled '' Charlie Brown Jr.'' To finance the recording, Champignon pawned one of his
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s, and Chorão pawned a
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. The underground scene of Santos responded positively to the demo, motivating Champignon to show it to his friend, record producer Tadeu Patolla. Patolla was impressed but advised Chorão to sing in
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and experiment with other genres, such as hip hop,
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, and
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, taking
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and
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as inspiration. Subsequently, Patolla introduced the group to fellow producer
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, and they helped the band secure a contract with
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. Virgin released the band's debut album, ''
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'', in 1997. In early 1999, the band released a promotional
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entitled '' Aquele Luxo!'' as a teaser for a forthcoming album. '' Preço Curto... Prazo Longo'' came out on March 6, 1999, and was the band's longest album, with 25 tracks. Chorão later said it was recorded out of necessity because the band did not have much of an original repertoire for their live shows. The album's first single, " Zóio de Lula", was released on April 1, 1999. It was the band's first song to reach first place on Brazilian radio. The band made a music video for the single, featuring a then-19-year-old
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.


2000s

''
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'', Charlie Brown Jr.'s third album, was released in November 2000. It included guest appearances by the rap group RZO (fronted by
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at the time) and up-and-coming singer
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, who co-wrote the album's biggest hit, "Não É Sério". ''Nadando com os Tubarões'' was nominated for a
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in 2001. Shortly after the album's release, guitarist
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left Charlie Brown Jr., citing his dissatisfaction with their extensive touring schedule. The band's fourth album, '' Abalando a Sua Fábrica'', came out on April 30, 2001, under their new label
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. It was their first recording as a quartet and the band shifted away from their rap rock-inflected sonority, toward a "rawer" style influenced by
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and garage rock. The band achieved this sound by recording all instrumental parts simultaneously as if they were recording live. In 2002, Charlie Brown Jr. released their first
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, '' Charlie Brown Jr. ao Vivo'', recorded live at a concert at the DirecTV Music Hall in São Paulo. Later, this show was broadcast by
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service provider
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. That year, the band toured internationally, with a leg in
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. After a Portuguese newspaper critic called them "bocas ordinárias", a Portuguese expression for a "foul-mouthed" person, Chorão decided to use this as the name of their next album. ''
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'' was considered one of the band's best albums by fans and critics alike, earning a nomination for the Latin Grammy Award in 2003. Chorão dedicated the album to singer Cássia Eller, a friend who died the year prior. In 2003, Charlie Brown Jr. filmed an episode of '' Acústico MTV'', the Brazilian equivalent of ''
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''. Their critically acclaimed performance featured guest appearances by
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,
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, RZO, and
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. '' Acústico MTV: Charlie Brown Jr.'' was released on CD and DVD formats on September 20, 2003. Their sixth studio album, '' Tamo Aí na Atividade'', came out in December 2004 and won the Latin
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in 2005. However, its recording sessions were plagued by creative differences and clashes between Chorão and his bandmates. By early 2005, Champignon, Marcão, and Renato Pelado left the group. Chorão announced that Charlie Brown Jr. was hiatus for an indeterminate time, leading many to speculate that the band was splitting up. Charlie Brown Jr. returned from their hiatus with a new line-up: bassist Heitor Gomes, drummer/beatboxer André Pinguim, and original founding member Thiago Castanho on guitar. Their album, ''
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'', featured a guest appearance by rapper
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. It was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award in 2006. Around the same time, the band released a DVD, '' Skate Vibration'', recorded at the inauguration of Chorão's Skate Park. The band released ''
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'' in 2007''.''
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,
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,
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, and
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were guest musicians on the album. ''Ritmo, Ritual e Responsa'' was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award in
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. It was the first part of the soundtrack of the film '' O Magnata'', which was written and co-produced by Chorão. The film also included cameos by Chorão and the other Charlie Brown Jr. members. However, ''O Magnata'' was a moderate box office success, receiving mixed and negative reviews. The band released a performance DVD to promote the release of '' Ritmo, Ritual e Responsa ao Vivo'' in 2008. However, Pinguim was not in the band by the time the DVD was released; his contract had expired and both parties were uninterested in renewing it. He was replaced by
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.


2010s

'' Camisa 10 Joga Bola Até na Chuva'' was Charlie Brown Jr.'s ninth album and won the Latin Grammy Award in 2010. It was their final release with Heitor Gomes, who left in 2011 to join
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. "Só os Loucos Sabem", a single from this album, became one of the band's highest-charting hits. Chorão originally wrote "O Dom, a Inteligência e a Voz", another track on the album, for Cássia Eller in 2001, but she died before recording the song. In 2010, the band composed the opening theme for the
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''Legendários'', hosted by
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on
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. In 2011 Chorão announced that Marcão and Champignon were returning to the band. Their first recording under this new line-up, ''
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'', was released in CD, DVD, and
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formats. It was recorded in 2011 during performances in
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and Santos. Liminha was its producer and
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was the director. The CD version was released as two volumes: the first concomitantly with the DVD and Blu-ray, and the second four years later, in 2016. By 2011, Chorão's drug abuse issues began to take their toll on his life and health, causing his divorce from his long-time companion, Graziela "Grazon" Gonçalves. He wrote the song "Céu Azul", included in the band's 2012 release ''
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'', for Gonçalves following their divorce. In 2012, the band began work on a new studio album, ''
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''. Its first single, "Meu Novo Mundo", premiered in February 2013. On March 6, Chorão died in his apartment following a
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overdose. As a result, the album was left unfinished. After a hiatus, the band resumed work on the unfinished instrumental parts. The band unveiled the album's cover art on July 7, 2013. ''La Familia 013'' was released on October 8, 2013. In 2014, it received the band's fifth Latin Grammy Award nomination.


After Charlie Brown Jr.

Following his first departure from Charlie Brown Jr., Champignon formed the band
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. After
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broke up, he joined the supergroup Nove Mil Anjos, with
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of
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fame and
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guitarist Peu Sousa. Marcão formed the band TH6, while Renato Pelado became a DJ. Following the death of Chorão, the remaining band members formed
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, a
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to both Chorão and Charlie Brown Jr. In August, they released the
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"''
O Novo Passo "O Novo Passo" (Portuguese for "''The New Step''") is a single by Brazilian alternative rock band A Banca. It initially debuted on August 24, 2013 through radio station Jovem Pan, but was played live by the band for the first time during a show ...
''", which was selected by ''
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Brasil'' as one of the best Brazilian songs of the year. Nevertheless, some Charlie Brown Jr. fans criticized Champignon for "not respecting Chorão's death" and "not mourning it properly", dismissing him as a "cash-grabber", a "traitor" and a "
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". Even though Champignon vehemently denied such claims, the constant criticism eventually led him into depression. On September 9, 2013, he shot himself in the head with a
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pistol. Except for Thiago Castanho, the existing members of A Banca later regrouped as Bula and went on to form D'Chapas.


Reunions

In January 2019,
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, Heitor Gomes, and André Pinguim reformed Charlie Brown Jr. for a series of shows held throughout the year, with guest vocalists such as Dinho Ouro Preto of
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, Di Ferrero of
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, Digão of
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, and Supla. Although the reunion had the approval of Chorão's son Alexandre, it was heavily criticized by Chorão's ex-wife Graziela Gonçalves, former guitarist Thiago Castanho, and music critic Mauro Ferreira of G1. On February 1, 2021, Alexandre announced that the band would reunite once more for the Chorão 50 Tour in Brazil, celebrating what would have been his father's 50th birthday. This time, Thiago Castanho returned as the band's guitarist. Fronted by former
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vocalist Egypcio, the line-up consisted of all former Charlie Brown Jr. band members except for its first drummer Renato Pelado. On October 25, 2021, Marcão and Castanho departed the tour, citing creative divergences with Alexandre.


Legacy

On April 13, 2014, Chorão's son Alexandre organized the Tamo Aí na Atividade Festival in São Bernardo do Campo to celebrate the legacy of Charlie Brown Jr. and the deaths of his father and Champignon. The date coincides with the 22nd anniversary of the band's first live performance in 1992. Although a DVD of the festival was initially planned, Alexandre stated that, due to "bureaucratic reasons", it never came through. On March 29, 2015, a biographical musical about Chorão, entitled '' Dias de Luta, Dias de Glória'', premiered. It was written by Well Rianc and directed by the sibling duo Bruno and Luiz Sorrentino. Rapper DZ6 starred as Chorão. Despite positive critical reception, Chorão's brother, Ricardo Abrão, lambasted the musical as being "disrespectful" and "inaccurate". In 2017, Alexandre published the book ''Eu Estava Lá Também'', a compilation of his father's photographs and memoirs, dating from 2005 to 2012. In 2020, Alexandre revealed that, shortly after Chorão's death, he had ordered a diamond made of a lock of his father's hair. Chorão's ex-wife, Graziela Gonçalves, published her memoirs, ''Se Não Eu, Quem Vai Fazer Você Feliz?'', in 2018. In 2017,
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re-released the band's debut, ''Transpiração Contínua Prolongada'', in a special 20th-anniversary deluxe edition. To celebrate what would have been Chorão's 49th birthday and the 20th anniversary of the release of Charlie Brown Jr.'s single "Zóio de Lula" on April 9, 2019, UMG re-issued a special edition containing the song's original version and a new
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, and Maneva. In 2020, the band's song "Confisco" was included in the soundtrack of the video game ''
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''. On March 15, 2021, Chorão's son struck a deal with
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to release a compilation of outtakes and other rarities by Charlie Brown Jr. The live album/DVD ''
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'', originally recorded during a show in São Paulo in 2011, was released on July 13, 2021.


Films

Shortly after Chorão died in 2013, film producers Felipe Elias, Victor Santini Stockler, and Roberta Franco launched a crowdfunding campaign on the website Catarse to finance a documentary ''Marginal Alado''. The campaign raised R$41,513.00, surpassing its original goal of R$35,000.00. Directed by Felipe Novaes, the documentary premiered at festivals across Brazil in 2019. Its theatrical release in 2020 was postponed to April 8, 2021, due to the
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. In 2017, filmmaker Gabriel Mellin announced he was working on a biopic about Champignon, entitled ''Champ''. Mellin wrote its script with Champignon's widow, Claudia Bossle. On September 4, 2020, actor José Loreto expressed his desire to portray Chorão in a potential biopic.


Band members

* Chorão – vocals *
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– bass guitar, beatboxing, additional vocals * Marcão – electric guitar, additional vocals * André Pinguim – drums, beatboxing * Heitor Gomes – bass guitar *
Thiago Castanho Thiago Raphael Castanho (born February 8, 1975) is a Brazilian guitarist, record producer, painter and sculptor, best known for being a founding member of alternative rock bands Charlie Brown Jr., Aliados, A Banca and O Legado, and for his subseq ...
– electric guitar, additional vocals *
Bruno Graveto Bruno César Bezerra (born December 8, 1982), better known by his stage name Bruno Graveto, is a Brazilian drummer popular for his work with bands Charlie Brown Jr., A Banca and Strike. Biography Bruno César Bezerra was born in Santos, São Paul ...
– drums * Renato Pelado – drums


Timeline

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Discography


Studio albums

* (1997) ''
Transpiração Contínua Prolongada ''Transpiração Contínua Prolongada'' ( Portuguese for "''Prolonged Continuous Sweating''") is the debut album by Brazilian alternative rock band Charlie Brown Jr., released on June 16, 1997 through Virgin Records. It was one of the band's many ...
'' * (1999) '' Preço Curto... Prazo Longo'' * (2000) ''
Nadando com os Tubarões ''Nadando com os Tubarões'' ( Portuguese for "''Swimming Alongside the Sharks''") is the third album by Brazilian alternative rock band Charlie Brown Jr., released in November 2000 through Virgin Records. It was the band's final album with origin ...
'' * (2001) '' Abalando a Sua Fábrica'' * (2002) ''
Bocas Ordinárias ''Bocas Ordinárias'' ( Portuguese for "''Ordinary Mouths''") is the fifth album by Brazilian alternative rock band Charlie Brown Jr., released in December 2002 through EMI. Vocalist Chorão described it as a "sequel of sorts" to '' Abalando a Su ...
'' * (2004) '' Tamo Aí na Atividade'' * (2005) ''
Imunidade Musical ''Imunidade Musical'' ( Portuguese for "''Musical Immunity''") is the seventh studio album by Brazilian alternative rock band Charlie Brown Jr., released on August 23, 2005 through EMI. Following a brief hiatus after the departure of former band ...
'' * (2007) ''
Ritmo, Ritual e Responsa ''Ritmo, Ritual e Responsa'' ( Portuguese for "''Rhythm, Ritual and Responsibility''") is the eighth studio album by Brazilian alternative rock band Charlie Brown Jr. Their final studio release with drummer Pinguim Ruas, who left the band one yea ...
'' * (2009) '' Camisa 10 Joga Bola Até na Chuva'' * (2013) ''
La Familia 013 ''La Familia 013'' (Spanish for "''The 013 Family''") is the tenth and final studio album by Brazilian alternative rock band Charlie Brown Jr. After a series of delays caused by the death of vocalist Chorão and the suicide of bassist Champignon, ...
'' (posthumous album)


References


External links


Official website
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