Quest inspired by the cartoon Jonny Quest, the idea bassist PJ (though none of the members was a fan of that Cartoon). Jota Quest sold over 4,000,000 copies in Brazil, Latin America and Portugal. Eventually the band exposed its Clube da Esquina influences, including collaborations with Minas Gerais exponents Paulinho Pedra Azul and Milton Nascimento in Oxigenio as well as jams with 14 Bis and a collaboration with Roberto Carlos over his hit single 'Alem do Horizonte'. Jota Quest initially stood apart from Minas Gerais' musical tradition by garnering national success with pop rock and blue eyed soul-tinged pop.

The band members include: Rogério Flausino (vocals), Marco Túlio (guitar), Márcio Buzelin (keyboards), 'PJ' – Paulo Roberto Diniz, Jr. Quest, but due to trademark issues with Hanna-Barbera, they renamed themselves Jota Quest ( jota being the Portuguese name for the letter j). The band was founded in 1995, in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais as J.