Formed by Argentinean musicians in São Paulo (São Paulo) in the mid-'60s as a vocal/instrumental rock group, the Beat Boys were an important reference in a moment when Tropicália was being geared, as they provided the rock spirit that Caetano Veloso was looking for at his iconoclastic appearance at the III Festival de Música Popular Brasileira/FMPB (Festival of Brazilian Popular Music Festival, Paramount Theater, TV Record, São Paulo, 1967), when their performance of "Alegria...

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