- Aborto Elétrico
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Name = Aborto Elétrico
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Origin =Brasília
Genre =Punk rock
Years_active =1978 -1982
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Current_members =Renato Russo Fê Lemos Flávio Lemos Ico Ouro-Preto
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Notable_instruments =Aborto Elétrico (in Portuguese, Electric Abortion) was a
Brazil ianpunk rock band originally composed ofRenato Russo on bass, Andre Pretorius on guitar, and Fe Lemos on drums. They began playing in 1978. When Andre Pretorius left the band Renato Russo took over on guitar and Fe Lemos' brother, Flavio Lemos, joined playing bass. The band broke up in 1982 and the bandsLegião Urbana andCapital Inicial were formed after the end of "Aborto Elétrico".Capital Inicial recorded, in 2005, the album "
MTV especial Aborto Elétrico " with 9 unrecorded "Aborto Elétrico" songs, and other 9 songs already recorded by Capital Inicial or Legião Urbana.The song "Que País É Este?" (can be translated as "What Kind Of Country Is This?"), composed by Russo when he was member of Aborto Elétrico, is one of the most famous protest songs in Brazil. The song appears in the album "
Que País é Este 1978/1987 " by Legião Urbana.
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