MARCELO BARBOSA || Official Website - Marcelo Barbosa was born and raised in Brazil’s capital Brasilia, and began playing his first guitar chords at age 12. At the time, he was heavily influenced by the staggering amount of Brazilian rock artists, prominent in the capital. Naturally, as his interest for rock developed further, it was only a matter of time until he began to appreciate genre-defining bands such as Rush, Pink Floyd, Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and more.