Adryana E A Rapaziada were a Brazilian group who mixed pagode with elements of
R&B. Adryana Ribeiro had already had some success as a solo artist with an
eponymous debut album in 1996 and 'Em Busca do Sol' in 1997. When the Brazlian
label Abril Music asked her to form a group however, she came together with a
male backing group to fuse elements of soul and R&B into the pagode sound.
While the group started as a temporary project, between 1999 and 2004 they put
out three albums with the help of producers Arnaldo Saccomani and Guto Graça
Mello, turning out hits including 'Só Fal...