Garotos Podres is a Brazilian Oi!

Oi!

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 punk rock

Punk rock

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 band formed in 1982 in the city of Mauá in the metropolitan region of São Paulo called A.B.C..

In 1985, while Brazil was still under military dictatorship, they appeared on the Ataque Sonoro compilation along with Ratos de Porão

Ratos de Porão

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, Cólera

Cólera

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, Lobotomia and others of the Brazilian hardcore

Hardcore punk

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. They released the first album of the band, Mais Podres do que Nunca ("More Rotten Than Ever"), on the now defunct Rocker label and then the band really started, selling about 50,000 copies and becoming popular until today.

Due to censorship at the time, the song Johnny was censored, while others such as Papai-Noel Filho da Puta (Santa Claus Son Of A Bitch) and Maldita Policia (Damn Police) were relaunched as Papai-Noel Velho Batuta (Santa Claus Cool Old Man, where "velho batuta" sounds very close to "filho da puta", "son of a whore" on a free translation) and Maldita Preguiça (Damned Laziness) respectively.

Mao, vocalist of the band, is also a history teacher with a Doctorate in History.

Discography

• Mais Podres do que Nunca (1985)
• Pior que Antes (1988)
• Canções oara Ninar (1993)
• Rock de Subúrbio - Live! (1995)
• Com a Corda Toda (1997)
• Arriba! Arriba! (1997)
• Garotos Podres - Live in Rio (2001)
• Garotozil de Podrezepam (2003)

Line up

• Mao, (VOCAL)
• Mauro, (GUITARRA
  Guitarra
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• Sukata, (BAIXO)
• "Capitão Caverna" Nunes, (BATERIA
  Bateria
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  )