Brought by his parents (who played and sung) to a local church in the violent suburban region of the Baixada Fluminense (Rio), Bino became friends with Lazão and Da Gama, forming the Novo Tempo group with them especially to play in a church festival. In 1983, Bernardo joined the group, which became Lumiar. Influenced by Bob Marley, Tim Maia, and '70s funk and soul music, the group performed for the first time with this style, developed in 1989, at the Teatro Arcádia and at the Baixada. After that show the name was changed to Cidade Negra because of a homonymous Lumiar band. A ...