Blitz is a

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band. The band was the first to achieve mainstream success and to have

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s (''Você não soube me amar'', ''A dois passos do paraíso'', ''Ana Maria (biquíni de bolinha amarelinha tão pequenininho)'') kick-starting the 1980s movement that would later be called "BRock".Dapieve, Arthur (2000) Its "classic" formation included Evandro Mesquita (

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), Lobão (

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, later Roberto "Juba" Gurgel), Antônio Pedro Fortuna (

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, formerly with

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and Lulu Santos), William Forghieri ( keyboards) and Fernanda Abreu and Márcia Bulcão (

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). Their ''Aventuras II'' album was nominated for the 2017 Latin Grammy Award for Best Portuguese Language Rock or Alternative Album.

Discography

Studio albums

* (1982) ''As Aventuras da Blitz'' * (1983) ''Radio Atividade'' * (1984) ''Blitz 3'' * (1997) ''Línguas'' * (2009) ''Eskute Blitz''

Live albums

* (1994) ''Blitz ao Vivo'' * (2007) ''Blitz ao Vivo e a Cores'' * (2010) ''Eskute & Veja Blitz'' * (2013) ''Multishow Registro: Blitz 30 Anos - Ipanema'' * (2017) ''Blitz no Circo Voador''

References

Brazilian rock music groups {{Brazil-band-stub