Garotos Podres

Garotos Podres
Origin	Mauá, São Paulo, Brazil
Genres	Street punk, oi!, ska punk, punk rock
Years active	1982–present
Members
Mao KK Sukata "Capitão Caverna" Nunes
Past members
Godô Maurício Português Mauro

Garotos Podres is a Brazilian punk rock 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, Cólera, Lobotomia and others of the Brazilian hardcore. 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 bitch" 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 para 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)

Band members

• Mao - vocals, harmonica
• KK - guitar
• Sukata - bass guitar
• "Capitão Caverna" Nunes - drums

Former members

• Mauro - guitar
• Godô - bass guitar
• Maurício - drums
• Português - drums

External links

• (Portuguese) Official Website