Luiz “Thunderbird” Fernando Duarte (April 8, 1961), also known as Thunder, is a musician, presenter and former MTV Brasil VJ.

[1][2][3][4] Grandson of anarchist activist and one of founders of Brazilian Communist Party (PCB), Hélio Negro [pt], Luiz was born in Cambuci neighborhood, central zone of São Paulo.

[9][10] After three years working as copywriter in publicity agencies in São Paulo, in 1990, he started a TV career in MTV Brasil, becoming a VJ for program Lado B [pt].

[27] He returned to MTV in 1996 to present Contos de Thunder, a program that aired on Saturdays in which Thunderbird commented on films from the trash production company Troma Entertainment.

[28][29] He signed a contract with Rede Manchete in 1997 and moved to his third network to present the program Perdidos na Tarde.

[34] From 2002, he presented the radio program Tapa na Orelha with Alan Terpins, which ran until 2008 and was recorded in the same studio as A voz do Brasil.

[36] In June 2011, Thunderbird returned to MTV to host the VMB Program, which recalled the most memorable moments of the award ceremony.

"[37] Soon after, he premiered a series of episodes of MTV Clássica, a program that told the story of four important musical movements.

[38][39] In addition, in the summer of 2012, as part of the Shuffle MTV program, he presented Quiosque do Thunder, in which he interviewed musicians such as Marcelo Jeneci, Karol Conká, Leoni [pt], Gaby Amarantos and others on the beach.

[49] In 2020, he released his autobiography, Contos de Thunder, written in partnership with journalists Mauro Beting [pt] and Leandro Iamin and published by Editora Globo.

[6] The band Devotos de Nossa Senhora Aparecida was formed in 1986 by Thunderbird alongside George Germano, Danny Hotten and Roberto Diez.

[56] The third studio album, Osciloscópio, was released in 2013 and contains production participation by Xico Sá [pt] and André Abujamra, and contains references to rockabilly and electric blues, returning to classic rock.

He says that it was João Gordo, lead singer of the punk band Ratos de Porão, who recommended that he cut down on his cocaine consumption.