Self-described as "the world's third smallest big band", they are known for their eclectic musical style characterized by humorous, "cartoonish" lyrics and elaborate theatrical performances which attained them a passionate cult following.
United by their similar musical tastes and convictions, they began to write material together the following year, and perform in bars around São Paulo, usually wearing stylized, colored overcoats and straw bowler hats.
[2] Their unusual style caught the attention of WEA (present-day Warner Music Group), who offered them a contract; in 1988 they released their debut, Música e Ciência, produced by Pena Schmidt.
Characterized by a heavily eclectic sonority which mixed numerous genres, such as samba, baião, lambada, música sertaneja, rap music, Muzak and the works of The Beatles, Heitor Villa-Lobos, George Gershwin and Tom Jobim, it was a commercial failure despite the good critical reception.
[5] In 2013, Sandro Serpa and Bel Bechara directed a critically acclaimed documentary film about the duo, entitled Música É para Isso: Uma História d'Os Mulheres Negras.