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.