Karametade is a Brazilian pagode musical group hailing from Santos, São Paulo. They became nationally known in the mid-1990s for the song “Morango do Nordeste", reaching number one on Brazilian charts.

The band’s name is a wordplay on “Cara Metade” (Soul Mate).

Career

The group launched professionally in 1996, after signing with Sony Music. They original band included Vavá, Marcelo CQ, Sameer, Marcelo Mury, Waguinho, Pepê, Dodô and Marcinho. Among the group's biggest hits are "Morango do Nordeste", "Nunca Vou Leaving You", "Decisão", “Mel na Minha Boca”, "Toda Mulher" and "Se Melhorar Estraga". Several of the group's albums have been certified gold and platinum.

In the year 2000, Vavá decided to pursue a solo career. Márcio Duarte, his twin, who had left the group, was chosen to take the lead vocals. In 2005 the group broke up.

Many Brazilian bands that were national hits in the 90s started to make a come back. On October 2019, Karametade also announced their return on the show "A Noite" on TV channel SBT, also discussing the origins of the band. The group planned to go on tour starting in January 2020 to celebrate their 25th anniversary as a band, but were found themselves unable to fulfill their plans due to the pandemic. In mid 2020, Singer Vavá revealed that he was fighting depression and alcoholism. Later on, the group reunited in lives including shows on YouTube.

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