Charlie Brown Jr.

Charlie Brown Jr. is a famous Brazilian rock band, from the city of Santos, S?o Paulo. Line Up: *Chor?o(Alexandre Magno Abr?o, 37 years old) - Vocals; *Thiago Raphael Castanho (30 years old) - Guitar; *Heitor Vilela Gomes (24 years old) Bass; *Ping?im (Andr? Luis Ruas, 30 years old) - Drums; * History When Chor?o came to Santos at seventeen (after a difficult and somewhat traumatic childhood) he already had a strong interest in skateboarding and rock music. From time to time he would stand in for a singer of a local rock band when the guy had to go to the bathroom during a show.

Line Up:

*Chor?o(Alexandre Magno Abr?o, 37 years old) - Vocals;
*Thiago Raphael Castanho (30 years old) - Guitar;
*Heitor Vilela Gomes (24 years old) Bass;
*Ping?im (Andr? Luis Ruas, 30 years old) - Drums;

* History

When Chor?o came to Santos at seventeen (after a difficult and somewhat traumatic childhood) he already had a strong interest in skateboarding and rock music. From time to time he would stand in for a singer of a local rock band when the guy had to go to the bathroom during a show. A musician in another saw Chor?o performing during these bathroom breaks and invited him to join his band.

When the bassist of that band quit, Chor?o found Champignon who was twelve at the time. Later on, Chor?o decided to start his own band, and invited Champignon and Pelado (Chor?o's friend from another local band), and then Marc?o and Thiago (a 5th member). The band would continue to have shows in the city without an official name until Chor?o crashed his car in a coconut shack that was named "Charlie Brown Jr."

Producer Rick Bonadio, who Champignon knew, invited them to make a "demo" and he liked what he heard. Virgin Records signed the band after hearing their demo.

In 1997, they released their debut album Transpira??o Prolongada Cont?nua ("Long, Continuous Transpiration", reference to the hard work). Well-received by the public, it remains as their biggest hit, and CBJr won a VMB (the Brazilian VMA) for Breakthrough Artist.

* Albums Released

* Transpira??o Cont?nua Prolongada (rough translation: Long and Continuous Transpiration) - 1997
* Pre?o Curto, Prazo Longo (Small Price, Long Duration) - 1999
* Nadando com os Tubar?es (Swimming With Sharks) - 2000
* 100% Charlie Brown Jr. - Abalando a Sua F?brica (Shaking Your Factory) - 2001
* Bocas Ordin?rias (Ordinary Mouths) - 2002
* Acustico MTV Charlie Brown Jr. (MTV Unplugged) - 2003.
* Tamo A? na Atividade (Slang for We're Active)- 2004
* Imunidade Musical (Musical Immunity)- 2005
* Ritmo, Ritual e Responsa (Rhythm, Ritual and Responsability)- 2007