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Canibais da Filosofia
Canibais da Filosofia formed in São Paulo around 1985, with Antônio Peixoto, Alceu Pinheiro, and João Carlos Baptista at the core. They came up during a...
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Canibais da Filosofia formed in São Paulo around 1985, with Antônio Peixoto, Alceu Pinheiro, and João Carlos Baptista at the core. They came up during a period when Brazilian music was absorbing various experimental currents, and their work showed some connection to the earlier Tropicalismo movement's willingness to mix things up.
Their debut album was called 'Nós Só Temos Uma Vida', which also gave them a title track that became one of their better-known songs. The music didn't settle neatly into one style, pulling from punk's energy and tropicalia's melodic sense to create something that felt both urgent and slightly off-kilter.
They developed a reputation for being confrontational, both in their sound and their lyrics, which often dealt with social friction and personal dislocation. This approach earned them a dedicated following among listeners looking for something outside the mainstream, though it kept them from wider commercial acceptance.
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