| O Descobrimento do Brasil | ||||
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| Studio album by Legião Urbana | ||||
| Released | November 1993 | |||
| Recorded | September/November 1993 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, psychedelic rock, art rock | |||
| Length | 51:33 | |||
| Label | EMI-Odeon | |||
| Producer | Mayrton Bahia | |||
| Legião Urbana chronology | ||||
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O Descobrimento do Brasil (Portuguese for The Discovery of Brazil) is the sixth studio album by Brazilian rock band Legião Urbana. Released in November 1993, it sold more than a half million copies and received a Double Platinum Certification by ABPD.[1]
O Descobrimento do Brasil received extremely mixed reviews at the time it was released, what made Renato Russo state on an interview:
It is very annoying to know that something that gave us so much work will be judged by a guy who listens to only two or three seconds of a song to say this or that. There was a review of O Descobrimento do Brasil that I have memorized, so ridiculous it was: "[T]he Brazil discovered by Legião Urbana [is] as disappointing as the corruption denouncements of the CPI." Gosh! There was a lady who said: "The lyrics are incoherent, senseless, like in 'Meu tornozelo coça por causa de mosquitos/Estou com cabelos molhados/Me sinto livre.'"[2] Geez, or this lady never took a shower, or she never went to the beach, or there are no mosquitoes in São Paulo.[3]
All lyrics written by Renato Russo, all music composed by Legião Urbana.
| No. | Title | English title | Length |
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| 1. | "Vinte e Nove" | Twenty Nine | 3:43 |
| 2. | "A Fonte" | The Fountain | 3:56 |
| 3. | "Do Espírito" | Of the Spirit | 3:22 |
| 4. | "Perfeição" | Perfection | 4:37 |
| 5. | "O Passeio da Boa Vista" (instrumental) | The Walkway of Boa Vista | 2:02 |
| 6. | "O Descobrimento do Brasil" | The Discovery of Brazil | 5:03 |
| 7. | "Os Barcos" | The Boats | 2:52 |
| 8. | "Vamos Fazer um Filme" | Let's Make a Film | 4:21 |
| 9. | "Os Anjos" | The Angels | 2:04 |
| 10. | "Um Dia Perfeito" | A Perfect Day | 3:25 |
| 11. | "Giz" | Chalk | 3:23 |
| 12. | "Love in the Afternoon" | 4:26 | |
| 13. | "La Nuova Gioventù" | The New Youth | 4:03 |
| 14. | "Só por Hoje" | Just for Today | 4:03 |
Argentinian punk rock band Attaque 77 made a cover of "Perfeição". They also made a cover of Legião's "Fábrica", of the album Dois.
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