Line Records

Line Records was a Brazilian gospel record label established in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. The label was created to serve the growing demand for gospel music in Brazil and operated within the institutional orbit of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God. Its catalogue and artist roster included performers working across Brazilian Christian music, including solo singers, vocal groups, bands, and ministry-based ensembles. The label’s documented roster included artists such as Cristina Mel, Jamily, Paulo César Baruk, Regis Danese, Robinson Monteiro, Soraya Moraes, Banda Catedral, Kades Singers, and Comunidade Bereana, alongside numerous other performers. This breadth suggests that Line Records functioned as a dedicated platform for recording and distributing gospel-oriented music rather than as a general-market Brazilian label. The label was also connected in reference material with Rede Aleluia, a radio network associated with the same church environment. Line Records remained active for roughly two decades. In February 2012, reports stated that the company planned to wind down its operations and settle its debts over the following five years. The available reference material does not identify a subsequent relaunch, acquisition, or continuing commercial operation under the Line Records name. Accordingly, the brand is treated here as defunct or wound down, although the precise legal completion date is not established by the available sources. Because public information about the label is limited, details such as its individual album catalogue, management structure, revenue, distribution agreements, and the exact legal process used to close the business cannot be confirmed. Its historical significance is chiefly as a Brazil-based gospel label that supported a substantial roster of Christian recording artists during the 1990s and 2000s and operated under the wider influence of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God.

Line Records was founded in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 as a Brazilian gospel record label. Its stated purpose was to address demand for gospel music, a broad category encompassing Christian popular music, worship projects, vocal groups, bands, and recordings by individual religious performers. The label was affiliated with the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, placing it within a wider religious and media network rather than presenting it solely as an independent commercial music company. During its operating period, Line Records developed a roster that included established and emerging Brazilian gospel performers. The documented artist list includes Adilson Silva, Adriana Ferreira, Adriana Marques, Banda Audiolife, Banda Catedral, Bruna Melo, Comunidade Bereana, Cristina Mel, David Fantazzini, Fernanda Lara, Francisco de Assis, George Hilton, Gilson Campos, Gisele Nascimento, Isis Regina, J.Neto, Jamily, Janaina Brandão, Juliana Evely, Kades Singers, Kim, Leo Portela, Leonor, Ma-Lu, Mara Maravilha, Marcelo Brayner, Marcelo Domingues, Marcelo Nascimento, Márcio Pinheiro, Melissa, Michelle Nascimento, Ministério Vem, Ó Deus, Moysés, Paulo César Baruk, Pérolas, Regis Danese, Renato Suhett, Robinson Monteiro, Rogério Luis, Salgadinho, Soraya Moraes, Sula Miranda, and Gustavo Sibilio Borges. The roster demonstrates the label’s emphasis on Brazilian Christian music and its use of multiple artist formats, from solo acts to ensembles and ministry projects. Line Records was also listed alongside Rede Aleluia and the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God in reference material. These associations indicate that the label was part of a broader church-linked communications and media ecosystem, although the available sources do not provide enough information to define its precise corporate structure, distribution arrangements, or internal management. In February 2012, Line Records was reported to be preparing to wind down its activities and pay its debts over the next five years. This announcement marked the principal documented turning point in the label’s history. The available material does not establish whether the wind-down was completed through formal bankruptcy, liquidation, or another legal procedure, nor does it identify a specific final operating date. No confirmed evidence in the supplied sources indicates that the Line Records brand later resumed operations. It is therefore best understood as a defunct or wound-down Brazilian gospel label, with its principal historical contribution being the recording and promotion of a broad group of Brazilian Christian music artists.

• 2012

  Wind-down plan announced

  [1]Line Recordsen.wikipedia.org

  Reports state that Line Records planned to wind down and repay its debts over a five-year period.

• 1992

  Line Records is founded in Rio de Janeiro

  [1]Line Recordsen.wikipedia.org

  The Brazilian gospel label is established with the aim of serving demand for gospel music.

A Brazil-based gospel music label focused on recording and distributing Christian music for the Brazilian market.

• Music recordings · 1992

  Gospel music recordings

  Line Records’ core output consisted of Brazilian gospel recordings. The available sources describe the label’s mission and artist roster but do not provide a sufficiently documented list of individual albums, singles, or release dates. Its catalogue included work by solo singers, bands, vocal groups, and Christian ministries.

• 2012

  Decision to wind down the labelOther

  Background

  In February 2012, Line Records was reported to be planning an orderly closure while addressing its outstanding debts.

  Action taken

  The label planned to cease or reduce operations and repay its debts over the following five years.

  Aftermath

  The available sources do not specify the legal completion date or the precise form of the closure. No later relaunch is documented in the supplied material.

  Source

1. 1Line Recordsen.wikipedia.org