Engenheiros do Hawaii (EngHaw for short) is a Brazilian rock band formed in Porto Alegre in 1985 that achieved great popularity with their ironic and critical songs. The vocalist and bassist Humberto Gessinger is the only original member still in the band today. History The First Years in the South (1985 ? 1989) Three architecture college students from UFRGS, Humberto Gessinger (vocal and guitar), Carlos Maltz (drums) and Marcelo Pitz (bass) decided to form a band for a show in a college festival. That performance brought invitations to do new shows and after some gigs in alternative venues in Porto Alegre and a series along Rio Grande do Sul's country region, the Engenheiros do Hawaii recorded their first solo album: Longe Demais das Capitais (Too Far From The Capitals) in 1986 (the first recording was a compilation with several local bands, called "Rock Grande do Sul" in 1986). The

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