Os Paralamas do Sucesso | |
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 Os Paralamas do Sucesso performing live in Brasília, in October 2008. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Seropédica, RJ, Brazil |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Labels | EMI |
| Members | Herbert Vianna Bi Ribeiro João Barone |
| Past members | Vital Dias |
| Website | osparalamas |
Os Paralamas do Sucesso (also known simply as Paralamas) is a Brazilian rock band, formed in Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, in the late 1970s. Its members since 1982 are Herbert Vianna (guitar and lead vocals), Bi Ribeiro (bass), and João Barone (drums). In its beginning, the band combined reggae and ska with rock, but later added horn arrangements and Latin rhythms.