Karisma 　　 　　Country of origin: 　　Brazil 　　Location: 　　Santo André, São Paulo 　　Status: 　　Split-up 　　Formed in: 　　1980 　　 　　Genre: 　　Heavy Metal 　　Lyrical themes: 　　N/A 　　Last label: 　　Baratos Afins 　　 　　Years active: 　　1980-? 　　 　　Very influenced by the NWOBHM, Karisma was possibly the first Latin American metal band to write lyrics in English. 　　They started singing in portuguese, just only in 1982 they changed the lyrics to english.