Inocentes

In early 1981, some friends in the working-class borough of Vila Carolina, a punk enclave in the city of São Paulo, formed Inocentes. Three were former members of the Condutores de Cadáver ("the Corpse Transporters"): bassist Clemente, guitarist Callegari, and drummer Marcelino. Vocalist Mauricinho completed the initial lineup and the group's sound was a synthesis of the entire history of punk rock in Brazil. Several iterations later, they continued to play, with Clemente the only original member. The band had a central role in the development of punk rock in Brazil, and was a...