Brazil - Sao Paulo

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The Sao Paulo scene has a very big influence on the whole country. Great names of the brazilian hardcore are from here, for example, Ratos de Porão, Garage Fuzz, Nitrominds, Point of no Return, Questions, Street Bulldogs, and others. Besides great bands, we have great festivals, such as Verdurada, a traditional festival of the straight edge vegetarian scene of Sao Paulo where besides the show, we discuss various topics and in the end we have a free vegan banquet. Other famous festivals are Positive Fest and Animal Liberation Fest, both organized by Franco of the Seven Eight Life label who recently published the CD The Past and the Present of the band Birds of a Feather here in Brazil.

Besides those festivals, there are many others that are organized on the "do it yourself" mode, but they are not left behind. Besides the already mentioned Seven Eight Life, another label that has great titles are Caustic, administrated by the members of the band Live By The Fist, one of the most important of the Mosh Straight Edge scene of Sao Paulo.
Another label that couldn't be left behind is Liberation. This label released and organized shows of bands such as MadBall, Sick of it All, Terror and others.

In the past, the disclosure by fanzines were stronger, but today, because of the internet popularization, the disclosure, interviews, discussion, reviews, etc. are centralized on orkut communities, forums, and some spreaded blogs.
To learn some more about the brazilian hardcore scene, see the following bands:

Bands that are over already:

X-PUNCH (I was on vocals)
(old school Stand and Fight, Warzone and Floorpunch influences)

STREET BULLDOGS
(melodic with Dag Nasty influences)

POINT OF NO RETURN
(metal core with Path of Resistance influences)

HARBOR ACADEMY
(old school with Cro-Mags and Judge influences)


Bands still on the road:

STILL LIVES (I play guitar)
(old school with Bold, Insted and Youth of Today influences)

GARAGE FUZZ
(melodic hardcore with Husker Du and Dinosaur Jr influences)

DEAD FISH
(hardcore with influences from Bad Religion, Pennywise and others)

GOOD INTENTIONS
(old school with Gorilla Biscuits influences)

NORTE CARTEL
(hardcore with Breakdown, Sick of It All and MadBall influences)

INSPIRE
(old school Youth of Today and Judge influences)

LIVE BY THE FIST
(mosh with Path of Resistance influences)

QUESTIONS
(hardcore with Cro-Mags and Agnostic Front influences)

CLEARVIEW
(hardcore with Cro-Mags and Like it or Not influences)

STILL STRONG
(mosh with Earth Crisis, Trial and Terror influences)

STRIKE AND FIGHT
(old school with Mainstrike and Floorpunch influences)

H.E.R.O.
(melodic hardcore with H2O, Samiam and Sick of It All influences)

MAKE YOUR CHANGE
(old school with Youth of Today and Agnostic Front influences)

IN YOUR FACE
(old school with Slapshot influences)

AFRONTA
(mosh with Snapcase, Earth Crisis and Strife influences)

OVERLIFE INC
(melodic with H2O, Faith No More and Pennywise influences)

BANDANOS
(crossover with Excel, DRI and Anthrax influences)

YOUR FALL
(hardcore with Cro-Mags and Leeway influences)

CORLEONE
(hardcore with Sick of It All influences)