Music like O Teatro Mágico

O Teatro Mágico (The Magical Theater, in free translation) is a Brazilian musical group, formed in 2003. It was created in the city of Osasco, São Paulo State by Fernando Anitelli and other seven artists, two being circus performers. The group's purpose goes beyond music and it is to bring literature, performing arts, politics and culture all to one place, with the intention of reaching as many people as possible. Despite involving many artistic performances, the group is popular with all audiences, independent of age or social class. Anitelli and the Magical Theater work without a record label and are supported mainly by the city of Osasco.

Anitelli was in another band called "Madalena 19". With the intention of saving money to record an album, he quit the band and went to the U.S, where he worked as a waiter. It was there where he first came into contact with Hermann Hesse's novel Steppenwolf, in which the protagonist runs into a man advertising "The Magical Theater". Anitelli took inspiration from this and named the album he was working on "The Magical Theater" as a homage to the book.