Charlie Brown Jr.

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Charlie Brown Jr.
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Background information
Origin	São Paulo, Brazil
Genre(s)	Rock Reggae Rap
Years active	1992-present
Label(s)	EMI
Website	Official Website
Members
Chorão Thiago Castanho Heitor Vilela Pingüim
Former members
Champignon Marcão Pelado

Charlie Brown Jr. is a famous Brazilian rock band, from the city of Santos, São Paulo. Their biggest influences are Red Hot Chili Peppers, Suicidal Tendencies and Rage Against the Machine.

1 Formation
2 History
3 Albums Released
4 See also

[edit] Formation

Chorão - Vocals
Thiago Castanho - Guitar (left in 2001, but returned in 2005)
Heitor Vilela - Bass
Pingüim - Drums

Santos is the homeland of every member of the band, except for Chorão, who is from São Paulo.

[edit] History

When Chorão 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 Chorão performing during these bathroom breaks and invited him to join his band.

When the bassist of that band quit, Chorão found Champignon who was twelve at the time. Later on, Chorão decided to start his own band, and invited Champignon and Pelado (Chorão's friend from another local band), and then Marcão and Tiago (a 5th member). The band would continue to have shows in the city without an official name until Chorão 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. After they had made their demo the Virgin Records signed the band.

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

In April of 2005, band members Champignon, Marcão, and Pelado decided to leave the band citing artistic differences. They were soon replaced by Heitor Vilela Gomes on bass, Pingüim on drums and beat box, and former band member Thiago Castanho returning to play guitar. As of 2006, the new Charlie Brown Jr. is touring throughout Brazil and toured around some cities in the United States in July.

[edit] Albums Released

Transpiração Contínua Prolongada (rough translation: Long and Continuous Transpiration) - 1997
Preço Curto, Prazo Longo (Small Price, Long Duration) - 1999
Nadando com os Tubarões (Swimming With Sharks) - 2000
100% Charlie Brown Jr. - Abalando a Sua Fábrica (Shaking Your Factory) - 2001
Bocas Ordinárias (Ordinary Mouths) - 2002
Acustico MTV Charlie Brown Jr. (MTV Unplugged) - 2003.
Tamo Aí na Atividade - 2004 (slang for We're Active)
Imunidade Musical - 2005 (Musical Immunity)