Latin Grammy Award-winning band Bala Desejo are at the forefront of Rio de Janeiro’s artistic renaissance. Channeling influences of Brazilian ’60s Tropicália and ’70s psychedelia, the group creates a nostalgic, yet joyfully avant-garde sound. Childhood friends, the four key members are also solo artists, but thrive on the group dynamic, which translates into charismatic live performances. They originally joined forces for a festival performance in 2021, but when it was cancelled because of the pandemic, they transformed their work into the album, SIM SIM SIM, which won the Latin Grammy for Best Portuguese Language Contemporary Pop Album. The band was also nominated for Best Group of the Year and Revelation of the Year at the 2022 Multishow Brazilian Music Awards. Their winning combination of Música popular brasileira, reggae, chula, salsa, rock and frevo, has seen them perform at major festivals, such as Primavera Sound in Barcelona and Rock in Rio, which attracts over 700,000 people.