You may have never heard of Exaltasamba, a pagode and samba group from Brazil, but they’re a popular group that has been around since the 1980s. The group began in 1986, when the members began playing at local bars in São Bernardo do Campo, in São Paulo state. They released their first album in 1992, and have released a whopping fifteen other albums since then. They’ve had quite a few hits, and some of their songs are currently in the Top 40 today.
And here’s one of their big hits, Eu Me Apaixonei Pela Pessoa Errada, which won international awards and was the most played song on Brazilian radio stations in 1999:
