O Descobrimento do Brasil (album)

O Descobrimento do Brasil
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
Música P/ Acampamentos (1992) O Descobrimento do Brasil (1993) A Tempestade, ou O Livro dos Dias (1996)

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]

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

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

1. ^ Legião Urbana at ABPD (Portuguese)
2. ^ "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.
3. ^ Book Conversações com Renato Russo, Editora Letra Livre.