Móveis Coloniais de Acaju (usually referred to as simply Móveis; ) are a Brazilian-based

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comprising ten members, including

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André Gonzáles,

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Eduardo Borém, and bassist Fabio Pedroza. The band's name literally translated means "colonial mahogany wood-made furniture".

The Acaju Rebellion

According to Fabrício Ofuji, the name of the band is an homage to a fictitious rebellion that supposedly happened when English troops invaded

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, in the Northern Region of Brazil. English troops invaded and settled down on the island, where they started making furniture out of '' Cedrela odorata'', commonly known as “Acaju”. When the Portuguese discovered the invasion, they gathered slaves, indigenous people and other Portuguese to kick out the invaders. The Portuguese forces are successful, and decide to burn the colonial furniture that belonged to the invaders as a celebration of their victory.

Discography

Albums

* 2005 - ''Idem'' (sold by Amazon as "Moveis Coloniais de Acaju") * 2009 - ''C_mpl_te'' * 2013 - ''De Lá Até Aqui''

Singles

* 2006 - ''Seria o Rolex?'' * 2007 - ''Sem Palavras'' (free digital release) * 2009 - ''O Tempo'' (free digital release) * 2009 - ''Falso Retrato (U-HU)'' (free digital release) * 2009 - ''Projeto Tamar: 30 anos'' (free digital release)

EPs

* 2001 - ''Móveis Coloniais de Acaju (EP)'' * 2007 - ''Vai Thomaz no Acaju'' (with Gabriel Thomaz from

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) Download ''Vai Thomaz no Acaju'' for free
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References

External links

Official site
Musical groups established in 1998 Brazilian indie rock groups Musicians from Brasília 1998 establishments in Brazil {{Brazil-band-stub