Biography
Joelho de Porco played a pivotal role in shaping Brazil’s pop and rock landscape. The group fused Tropicália, MPB, and international pop and rock sounds, becoming a key reference point for the commercially viable Brazilian rock wave that emerged in the 1980s—the country’s first sustained effort to establish rock as a viable market force. Their ironic, irreverent stance also left a lasting mark on the Brazilian punk rock that surfaced later. Among their notable tracks were “Boeing 723897,” “Meus 26 Anos,” “México Lindo,” and “Mardito Fiapo de Manga.”
In 1973, after recruiting vocalist Ricardo Petraglia Margutti, the band cut its debut single under the supervision of former Os Mutantes member Arnaldo Baptista. Released on Sinter/Phonogram, the A-side “Se Você Vai de Xaxado, Eu Vou de Rock ’N’Roll” was paired with “Fly America” on the flip. Despite ongoing personnel shifts, Joelho de Porco completed four LPs; the first, São Paulo 1554-hoje (1976), earned strong praise from critics. The original lineup disbanded in 1979, yet the project was revived in 1983 when Tico Terpins, Próspero, David Drew Zingg, and Zé Rodrix joined forces to issue the double album Saqueando a Cidade.
That same configuration captured TV Globo’s Festival dos Festivais in 1985, winning the best-lyrics prize for “A Última Voz do Brasil.” The band’s story concluded for good with Terpins’ fatal stroke in 1998.
In 1973, after recruiting vocalist Ricardo Petraglia Margutti, the band cut its debut single under the supervision of former Os Mutantes member Arnaldo Baptista. Released on Sinter/Phonogram, the A-side “Se Você Vai de Xaxado, Eu Vou de Rock ’N’Roll” was paired with “Fly America” on the flip. Despite ongoing personnel shifts, Joelho de Porco completed four LPs; the first, São Paulo 1554-hoje (1976), earned strong praise from critics. The original lineup disbanded in 1979, yet the project was revived in 1983 when Tico Terpins, Próspero, David Drew Zingg, and Zé Rodrix joined forces to issue the double album Saqueando a Cidade.
That same configuration captured TV Globo’s Festival dos Festivais in 1985, winning the best-lyrics prize for “A Última Voz do Brasil.” The band’s story concluded for good with Terpins’ fatal stroke in 1998.
Albums
Singles
