The group is founded in 2009 by Ceccarelli and Spinetti, who meet in Rio de Janeiro with Dadi and start together this project including also Francesco Petreni.
The group has published three albums: "InventaRio" (My Favorite Records, 2010), Latin Grammy nominated "InventaRio incontra Ivan Lins" (Blue Note/Biscoito Fino, 2012) and "InventaRio" (Warner Music, 2017). The repertoire is based on original songs with lyrics in Portuguese, Italian, Neapolitan, and English, as well as classics of the Brazilian and Italian songbook. The group’s first CD, entitled “
InventaRio”, is published in 2010 (My Favorite Records – distribution EMI/Rip Curl Recordings) with special guests Ivan Lins, Marisa Monte, Pacifico, and Petra Magoni. The CD meets the public’s and critics’ success. InventaRio’s new project involves great Brazilian composer, singer and pianist Ivan Lins. After being featured in “InventaRio”, singing his own song “Ti Amo (Te Amo)” in Italian, Ivan Lins proposes to InventaRio to record a whole CD together: “InventaRio incontra Ivan Lins” is a homage to Lins’ music, with original arrangements and new versions sang in Italian, English, Portuguese and Neapolitan. The CD stars some outstanding guests, such as Chico Buarque, Samuele Bersani, Fabrizio Bosso, Maria Pia De Vito, Vanessa Da Mata, and Vinicius Cantuária. The CD is released in Italy in 2012 by famous label Blue Note / EMI Music Italy. In November 2013 the CD is published in Brazil by prestigious label Biscoito Fino with the title “InventaRio encontra Ivan Lins”. Moreover, song “Camaleonte (Camaleão)” from this CD – starring Maria Gadú and Jessica Brando – is included in Gadú’s CD “Nós”. In 2014 the CD is nominated at the “15th Annual Latin Grammy Awards” as “Best MPB Album”.
