Cólera (original) (raw)

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Brazilian punk rock band from São Paulo

This article is about the Brazilian band. For the village in Spain, see Colera. For the disease, see Cholera.

Cólera
Cólera live in São Paulo, Brazil, 1985Cólera live in São Paulo, Brazil, 1985
Background information
Origin São Paulo, Brazil
Genres Punk rockhardcore punk
Years active 1979–present
Labels Ataque FrontalA. Indie RecordsDevil Discos
Members Cacá SaffiottiWendel BarrosPierreVal
Past members AnselmoRedsonHelinhoFábio BossiJosué Correia
Website Cólera Official Website

Cólera is a Brazilian punk rock band formed in October 1979 in São Paulo, by the brothers Redson (guitar and lead vocals) and Pierre (drums) and their friend Val (bass guitar).[1] They are currently one of the oldest punk bands in activity in Brazil, with a career that spans almost 30 years. They have toured Europe three times, in 1987, 2004 and 2008.

On September 28, 2011, Redson died from stomach bleeding at the age of 49. Cólera continues to play with a new formation: Wendel Barros on vocals and Cacá Saffiotti on guitar. In July 2016, their 1986 album Pela Paz em Todo o Mundo was elected by Rolling Stone Brasil as the 2nd best Brazilian punk rock album.[2] Their album Acorde, Acorde, Acorde was elected among the 25 best Brazilian albums of the second half of 2018 by the São Paulo Association of Art Critics.[3]

  1. ^ Official MySpace page
  2. ^ Cavalcanti, Paulo (20 July 2016). "Os dez maiores discos do punk rock nacional". Rolling Stone Brasil (in Portuguese). Grupo Spring de Comunicação. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  3. ^ Antunes, Pedro (30 November 2018). "Baco Exu do Blues, Gilberto Gil, Duda Beat: os 25 melhores discos brasileiros do segundo semestre de 2018, segundo a APCA". Rolling Stone Brasil (in Portuguese). Grupo Perfil. Retrieved 28 December 2020.