Ultraje a Rigor

Ultraje a Rigor
Ultraje a Rigor playing at Rio de Janeiro
Background information
Origin	São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Genres	Rock and roll, punk rock, comedy rock, hard rock
Years active	1980–present
Labels	WEA Deckdisc
Associated acts	Ira! Dr. Sin
Website	www.ultraje.com
Members	Roger Moreira Marcos Kleine Bacalhau Mingau
Past members	Andria Busic Ivan Busic Leôspa Maurício Defendi Edgard Scandurra Carlinhos Flávio Soares Suete Heraldo Paarmann Serginho Sérgio Serra

Ultraje a Rigor is a Brazilian rock band, which formed in 1980 and experienced great success along with other famous Brazilian rock bands from that time, like Titãs, Os Paralamas do Sucesso, Legião Urbana, and many others, mostly during the 1980s.

Ultraje a Rigor began its performances as a cover band - mostly playing songs of The Beatles, punk rock and new wave songs. The final and official line-up of Roger, Leôspa, Sílvio and Edgard began doing shows at parties and small bars. In 1982, still without an official name, they decided on Ultraje a Rigor. The name referred to the band's irreverence toward the songs they covered, frequently satirizing or distorting them.

Soon, Silvio left the band and was replaced by Maurício. In April 1983, the new formation took part in the Theater Lira Paulistana's Boca no Trombone project, the band's first show featuring their own compositions exclusively. After one of these shows they were signed to a recording contract by producer Pena Schmidt who, at the time, was hiring groups such as Titãs for WEA. They recorded their first single, Inútil/Mim quer tocar, which, because of censorship problems, was not released until October of that year. After the single's release, which led to many more gigs for the band, Edgard, already a member of the band Ira!, found himself unable to continue splitting his time between the two bands and left Ultraje. Carlinhos was recruited to replace him. In 1984, with the new line-up, they recorded their second single, Eu me amo/Rebelde sem causa. Eu me amo did well on the radio.

Their first LP, Nós Vamos Invadir sua Praia, released a few months later and given a push by the single Ciúme was a great success. It was the first rock LP in Brazil to go gold and platinum. Most of its songs had widespread airplay. Ultraje broke attendance records at different venues all around Brazil. At the beginning of 1986, they recorded an EP called Liberdade para Marylou, with a remixed version of Nós vamos invadir sua praia, Hino dos cafajestes and a carnival version of Marylou, the censored lines being substituted by trombone riffs. In 1987 they went on to record their second LP, Sexo!!. During the recording sessions Carlinhos, who had been considering a move to Los Angeles to form his own band, left the group and Sérgio Serra was drafted to fill his position. The album's success led to more tours all over Brazil, the writing of more songs, and no vacations, since 1984.