as far as blocos go,
banda de ipanema
is perhaps the best known, both in brazil and internationally - its creation dates back to 1965, during brazil's
military dictatorship that lasted from 1964 to 1985.
in fact, the group was set up by a number of friends
(including brothers ferdy, albino, and claudio pinheiro) some of
whom worked for the pasquim newspaper, one of the most important
publications to have resisted the dictatorship.