A Brazilian pair whose 1991 hit 'Ah, Coitado!' captured everyday struggles.
For their sound, start with 'Ah, Coitado!' and 'Noite Fria'. That's where you hear what people connected to.
They wrote songs that felt like they came from the neighborhood bar. 'Ah, Coitado!' became a massive hit because its lyrics about ordinary problems sounded like something you'd say to a friend. Even with the plagiarism accusations in 1993, they kept making music that people knew by heart.
They started playing in local bars in Ipatinga, Minas Gerais. Their 1991 self-titled album broke through, and they kept recording through the 1990s and early 2000s with albums like 'Deus é Fiel' in 1996.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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