O Descobrimento do Brasil (album)

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 lackluster 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]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Renato Russo, all music composed by Legião Urbana.

No.	Title	English title	Length
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

	"Perfeição" from the album O Descobrimento do Brasil. Recorded in 1993.
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Covers

Argentinian punk rock band Attaque 77 made a cover of "Perfeição". They also made a cover of Legião's "Fábrica", of the album Dois.

Trivia

Renato Russo said in 1994 that he considered the track "Giz" his masterpiece.
The track "Love in the Afternoon" was made in honor of Luís, a friend of Renato Russo who was murdered in front of a nightclub.
The title of the track "Só por Hoje" references the motto of the Alcoholics Anonymous.
A music video was made for the track "Perfeição". It was the last music video of the band.

References

↑ Legião Urbana at ABPD (Portuguese)
↑ "My ankle itches because of the mosquitoes/My hair is wet/I feel free." An excerpt of Legião's song "L'Âge d'Or", present in the album V.
↑ Book Conversações com Renato Russo, Editora Letra Livre.

Legião Urbana

Renato Russo Dado Villa-Lobos Marcelo Bonfá Renato Rocha Ico Ouro Preto Eduardo Paraná Paulo Paulista

Studio albums	Legião Urbana Dois Que País É Este As Quatro Estações V O Descobrimento do Brasil A Tempestade, ou O Livro dos Dias Uma Outra Estação

Live albums	Acústico MTV Como é Que Se Diz Eu te Amo As Quatro Estações ao Vivo

Compilations	Música P/ Acampamentos Mais do Mesmo

Singles	"Será" "Ainda É Cedo" "O Reggae" "Soldados" "Eduardo e Mônica" "Acrilic on Canvas" "Índios" "Tempo Perdido" "Quase sem Querer" "Que País É Este" "Angra dos Reis" "Faroeste Caboclo" "Eu Sei" "Há Tempos" "1965 (Duas Tribos)" "Love Song" "Metal Contra as Nuvens" "A Ordem dos Templários" "Vento no Litoral" "O Teatro dos Vampiros" "Perfeição" "A Via Láctea" "As Flores do Mal" "Clarisse" "Hoje à Noite Não Tem Luar" "Quando o Sol Bater na Janela do Teu Quarto"

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