Brazilian rock refers to rock music produced in Brazil and usually sung in Portuguese. In the 1960s it was known as , from the Portuguese transcription of the line "Yeah, yeah, yeah" from the Beatles song "She Loves You". English-language Brazilian rock bands such as Sepultura, Angra, Viper, Krisiun, Far from Alaska and Wannabe Jalva have gained popularity in recent years. Overview Rock entered the Brazilian music scene in 1956, with the screening of the film The Blackboard Jungle, featuring Bill Haley's "Rock Around the Clock", which would later be covered in Portuguese by Nora Ney. The electric guitar was already used in Brazil in 1948, in Salvador, in the carnival bloc of Dodô e Osmar. Their invention known as (), was the first electric guitar without microphonic feedback, with a typical sustained sound. In 1949, they played carnival songs with this guitar for the first time in an open car baptized "Trio Elétrico" on the Salvador streets; today these cars still exist, but are now sizable trucks. 1950s In 1957, Miguel Gustavo wrote the first original Brazilian rock and roll song, entitled "Rock and roll em Copacabana", then recorded by singer Cauby Peixoto, making it to #52 on that year's charts. Several bands in Brazil at the time performed songs with rough translations of English lyrics, though some avoided this problem by playing instrumental rock. Inspired by such instrumental bands, Duane Eddy and The Champs, 1958 saw the release of the first Brazilian instrumental rock song, Here's the Blue Jean Rockers by . Later that year, Bolão & His Rockettes recorded the first purely instrumental LP in the country. This helped make rock a popular style of Brazilian youth music. More bands, like The Avalons, The Clevers, The Rebels, The Jordans, The Jet Blacks, The Pops, Os Populares, The Bells, The Lions, and The Youngs, arose. 1958 was a breakthrough year for Brazilian rock as its pioneers emerged and reached notoriety. Bands such as Nora Ney, Nick Savoia, Celly Campelo, Tony Campelo (Celly Campelo's brother), Lana Bittencourt, Demétrius, Cinderella, Regiane, Ronnie Cord, and Hamilton di Giorgio climbed to success seemingly overnight. Several instrumental bands like the aforementioned Avalons, The Rebels, The Jordans, and Os Incríveis became well-known as well. 1960s After rock and roll took America by storm, Bill Haley and Elvis Presley also became liberating icons for Brazilian youth. The youth of Brazil felt that they were under