Os Levitas formed in the late 1990s in Rio de Janeiro, where Anderson Freire and Leandro Silva started playing in local churches. Their music blended Pentecostal hymns with contemporary rhythms, which drew some criticism from more conservative corners of the Christian community while finding an audience in others.
They released albums like "Deixa queimar em mim" in 1999 and "Corinhos Pentecostais" in 2005. The title track from that latter album became particularly well-known in Pentecostal circles. Other songs like "Casei" and "Companheiro" also circulated widely.
In 2011, the band was involved in a legal dispute with a former member over copyright claims. The group continued with Freire and Silva as core members, along with Bruno Doming.
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