Turma do Balão Mágico

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Balão Mágico ("Magic Balloon") was a very famous children television program in Brazil. The children that were the main stars of the program were also part of a musical group singing children's songs which was named after the program as A Turma do Balão Mágico ("The Magic Balloon Gang").

The program was aired by TV Globo between 1982 and 1986, and the musical group released six albums under the Columbia label that sold together 13 million copies.

Their biggest hit is the song Superfantastico, which is still popular more than 20 years since it's release.

The main cast and musical group was composed by:

  • Simony (Simony Benelli Galasso): The only girl in the band.
  • Tob (Vimerson Canavilas Benedicto): The older integrant at the group.
  • Mike (Michael Biggs): The son of famous British robber Ronnie Biggs
  • Jairzinho (Jair Oliveira): Son of Brazilian musician Jair Rodrigues
  • Ricardinho (Ricardo Batista): the last integrant the group.

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