Banda Calypso

Biography

Banda Calypso was a Brazilian brega pop band formed in Belém, Pará, Brazil in 1999. The band was composed by Joelma da Silva Mendes and producer/guitarist Cledivan Almeida Farias, better known as Chimbinha.

The band achieved unbelievable success in the early 2000s and became a leader in CD and DVD sales, with approximately 15 million albums and over 5 million DVDs distributed in Brazil, making it one of the record-breaking bands of the country in sales.

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