History Music / OsParalamasDoSucesso

* ProtestSong: The band have a few sprinkled throughout their discography, with ''Selvagem?'' being notable for having a more political lyrical approach for most of the album, which tackles poverty, class inequality, racism, police brutality, doctrines and war.

* GenreBusting: The band's sound could be generally described as a fusion of {{ska}}, {{reggae}} and [[NewWaveMusic new wave]] but they dipped in {{samba}}, MPB, traditional Northeastern and Afro-Brazilian sounds, as well Latin and Caribbean styles and even [[AlternativeRock alternative rock]].

* {{Foreshadowing}}: A subtle one; ''Bora Bora'''s title track is located on the more animated first half of the tracklist, thought it tackles the break up subject, which would be greatly expanded on in the more introspective second half.

* GreatestHitsAlbum: The ''Arquivo''[[note]]''Archive''[[/note]] trilogy, released by the end of each decade, encompassing what they have done at that point of said decade, plus, for the first two at least, a new track and a re-recording of a song from the era.

** ''Nove Luas'' and ''Hey Na Na'' return to the more ska-reggae-rock sound they were known for, while strongly retaining the alternative rock influences seen previously.

** ''Nove Luas'' and ''Hey Na Na'' return to the more ska-influenced sound, while retaining the alternative rock influences seen previously.
** And finally, the albums from ''Longo Caminho'' onwards, which are more straightforward rock albums that encompass everything that they have ever done up to that point.

** ''Nove Luas'' and ''Hey Na Na'' return to the more ska-influenced sound, while retaining the alternative rock influences from the previous album.