Born Vitor Chaves Zapalá Pimentel and Leonardo Chaves Zapalá Pimentel in Ponte Nova, Minas Gerais, Brazil, Victor & Leo were active as musicians long before their mainstream breakthrough. In 2002 they released their debut album as a duo, Victor e Leo. Their next album, Vida Boa (2004), was a greater success and established them as a promising música sertaneja act on the rise. The song "Fada" proved particularly popular. Ao Vivo followed in 2006, sparking the interest of Sony BMG, which in turn signed Victor & Leo to a major-label recording contract and released Ao Vivo em Uberlândia in 2007. Musically similar to its predecessor, which had been released independently and subject to much pirating, Ao Vivo em Uberlândia features newly written songs such as "Fotos" and was released as a DVD as well as a CD. ~ Jason Birchmeier