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Today, Rede Record's Domingo Espetacular did a special report that shows the music industry's disregard for musicians who have made important contributions to our culture. Renato Rocha, who was the bass player for the band Legião Urbana, has been living on the streets for 5 years and faces poverty every day after losing everything he had achieved with his work in Legião Urbana. He wanders the streets of downtown Rio de Janeiro carrying the few personal belongings he still has in a plastic bag. The Record reporting team went to Brasília and managed to contact his father to see if there was any way to help him. They also sought out Marcelo Bonfá and Dado Vilalobos, but they did not want to comment on the reason for not supporting their colleague who lent his talent for 4 years to Legião Urbana alongside Renato Russo, from 1984 to 1988. Renato Rocha also complains about copyright, because according to him he no longer receives anything for his songs in the band and when he does receive it, it is very little. After leaving Legião Urbana, he got married, but he also lost his wife and two children, who now live in Brasília, but he no longer has any contact with them. It is very sad to see a story like this, because many bands that are in the media today and have their space guaranteed, could help him to get back to playing or at least do some special performances at other bands' shows -- which in itself would help Renato Rocha to recover his self-esteem and be able to regain the strength to work and regain his dignity.