João Gordo

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João Gordo (born João Francisco Benedan on March 13, 1964), is the vocalist of the Brazilian hardcore/punk/crossover/thrash metal band Ratos de Porão, also know as simply RxDxPx. He participated in many seminal punk events in Brazil, such as the collection intitled "O Começo do Fim do Mundo".

Besides several guest appearances in metal radio shows from São Paulo such as Backstage and Comando Metal (defunct, originally syndicated in São Paulo on 89.1 Rock FM). In the 90's he became one of the most famous VJ's of MTV Brasil, in their programs of games and talk shows. He recently appeared on Sepultura's DVD Live In Sao Paulo, joining the band to perform Reza and Biotech Is Godzilla. He also appeared on the studio version of Reza on Against (1998) and also contributed vocals to Nation (2001), and RDP's song Crucificados Pelo Sistema was covered by Sepultura way back when.