1970s Most members were born and raised in Vila dos Comerciários, a poor neighborhood of
Recife. In 1968, bassist Almir de Oliveira met singer Marco Polo and together they became the band's songwriters. Oliveira would play covers in local parties but he was willing to write original material, and so was Polo. Their initial line-up consisted of Marco Polo (lead vocals), Ivson Wanderley (lead and acoustic guitars), Paulo Raphael (rhythm and acoustic guitars, synthesizer, lead vocals), Almir de Oliveira (bass), Israel Semente (drums) and Agrício Noya (percussion). With this line-up they recorded their debut, self-titled album in
Rio de Janeiro in May 1974; it was released in June of the same year. The album was only sold for 1,5 month until it was
censored by the
Brazilian military government The cover also underwent changes, its original concept being described by the members as a "
drag queen parrot". The last performances by the band happened at
Teatro de Santa Isabel in downtown Recife, on 28 and 29 December 1974.
Reunion after 40 years In 2014, the band reunited for a series of shows celebrating the 40th anniversary of its debut album. The first one took place in 2 September at the Teatro de Santa Isabel. They also performed at the 2015 Psicodália, in
Santa Catarina. == Members ==