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Expressão Marginal
Expressão Marginal formed in São Paulo in the late 1970s. Their music came from the city's working-class neighborhoods, and they sang about what they saw...
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Expressão Marginal formed in São Paulo in the late 1970s. Their music came from the city's working-class neighborhoods, and they sang about what they saw around them. One of their songs, 'Aqui Não Tem Convivio,' was a direct response to police violence and got the band members arrested.
They mixed samba with rock and punk, which gave their protest songs a raw, urgent sound. Another track, 'Saudades de Você,' showed they could write about personal loss alongside political anger. The mainstream industry mostly ignored them, but they built a following among people who recognized their stories.
Their lyrics regularly got them in trouble with authorities, leading to censorship and legal fights. They kept playing anyway, and their music became a reference point for other artists who wanted to talk about urban life without softening the edges.
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