Revolucionnários ( Portuguese for "''Revolutionnaries''" ) was a Brazilian rock band from
Santos, São Paulo
Santos (, ''Saints''), officially Municipality of Estância Balneária de Santos, is a city and Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the Brazilian States of Brazil, state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo, founded in 1546 by the Portuguese n ...
.
History
After parting ways with his former band
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in 2005 amid a series of creative divergences and clashes with vocalist
Chorão
Alexandre Magno Abrão (April 9, 1970 – March 6, 2013), known professionally as Chorão, was a Brazilian singer-songwriter, skateboarder, filmmaker, screenwriter and businessman. Best known for being a founding member and the vocalist/main ly ...
, bassist
Champignon
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formed Revolucionnários soon after, claiming it was always a dream of his having his own
side project
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Usually these projects emphasize ...
to Charlie Brown Jr. in which he could have more creative control over the songwriting process. Thus, he dubbed his band "Revolucionnários" because he intended to "revolutionize his life" with this new endeavor; the double "N" alludes to a
numerology
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map made by the mother of a friend of Champignon. Drummer Pablo Silva, son of famous percussionist Robertinho Silva, was a long-time friend of Champignon, and was the first to join the band; guitarist Nando Martins lived in the same
condo
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as Champignon, and was invited by him after they chatted in the elevator. In his turn, Nando invited his friend Diego Righi as percussionist. André Fonseca was originally called to be the second guitarist, but due to other commitments his stay was brief and he was subsequently replaced by Fábio Kvêra.
In 2006 the band released its only album, '' Retratos da Humanidade'', through Champignon's label Champirado Records. Produced by
Tadeu Patolla
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, who had worked with Charlie Brown Jr. previously as well, it spawned the
hit single
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s "Revolucionnários" and "Como num Sonho Perfeito", described by Champignon as a tribute to singer
Rita Lee
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and her band
Os Mutantes
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. Also notable was the track "Natureza", written shortly after his falling-out with Chorão. The album was well received by the critics, awarding Champignon his second
Multishow Brazilian Music Award
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in 2007 in the "Best Instrumentalist" category – he had previously won the award in 2004, while still with Charlie Brown Jr..
Despite their blossoming success and the fact that Champignon even planned a second studio album for the band at some point, they broke up in 2008. After a brief stint with the short-lived Nove Mil Anjos, Champignon re-joined Charlie Brown Jr. in 2011, staying until its break-up in 2013 caused by Chorão's death due to a
cocaine
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overdose. He then formed the
tribute act
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A Banca, but eventually committed suicide on September 9, 2013. Victor Panchorra, the band's former manager, stated on an interview shortly after Champignon's suicide that he thought Revolucionnários did not last long because Champignon was "hasty", and "spent money without thinking aiming for success", what lead him to have financial problems after his departure from Charlie Brown Jr.; a view also shared by his former Nove Mil Anjos bandmate Perí Carpigiani.
In 2016, the band received a honorable mention on website Blog n' Roll's list of the Top 100 Greatest Bands of the
Baixada Santista
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As an administrative division (''Região Metropolitana ...
Champignon
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: vocals,
beatboxing
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Myspace
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