Patati Patatá

Patati Patatá
Patati Patatá in 2016
Background information
OriginBrazil
GenresChildren's music
Years active1983–present
Labels
  • Plinta Music (1991-2004)
  • EMI (2004-2010)
  • Som Livre (2010-present)
  • ONErpm (2019-current)
Members
  • Wagner Rocha
  • Henrique Namura
  • Rinaldi Faria
Past members
  • Garota Pupy (deceased)
  • Mágica Alacazam (deceased)
  • Tuti Fruti (deceased)
  • Pirulito (deceased)
  • Ivan Wagner
  • Márcio Duarte
  • Binho
  • Paulo Roberto Teixeira
  • Junior Silvério Rangel
  • Flávio Barollo
  • Rogério Faria
Websitewww.patatipatata.com.br

Patati Patatá are a Brazilian clown duo, with the brand having been active since 1983, and being known throughout Brazil and in a some other Latin countries. In 2010, they launched the Brincando com Patati Patatá music collection via Som Livre, which was subsequently certified as a diamond record, with over 300,000 copies sold. In a 2018 interview to the Brazilian TV hostess Eliana, Rinaldi Faria, owner of the Patati Patatá brand, stated that there were then six clown duos actively travelling at the same time. Currently, Wagner Rocha (Patati) and Henrique Namura (Patatá) play the duo.

The duo's debut on television took place in 1995, on the Rinaldi Magic Show program, where they were supporting actors and their creator, Rinaldi was the presenter, but the group's first appearance on television, which is recorded, was in 1991.

The 2010s lead clowns of the duo were also invited to be featured at the Rosas de Ouro samba school's parade with the samba-plot (samba enredo) "Unforgettable", at the 2014 carnival in São Paulo.

The brand Patati Patatá is a registered intellectual property of the company Rinaldi Produções & Publicidade Ltda, belonging to its founder Rinaldi Faria. Rinaldi Produções & Publicidade Ltda is a company specialized in the production and dissemination of events and shows for children, with the main focus on promoting the Patati Patatá characters.