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History

During the prodution of the album '' O Passo do Lui'', the band singer Herbert Vianna break-up of the Kid Abelha singer Paula Toller. One of the most widely shared Interpretation about the song is that the song is about the lament of Vianna for the end of the relationship. Another Interpretation about the song is that it's about the delusion and the lack of the perspective of the society after of the end of the military dictatorship in Brazil.

Credits and personnel

Written by Herbert Vianna, record in the studios of EMI Odeon of Brasil, Rio de Janeiro in 1984. * Herbert Vianna - vocal and guitar * Bi Ribeiro - bass * João Barone - drums * Jotinha - Keyboard

References

1985 singles Brazilian songs Songs in Portuguese 1985 songs Song articles with missing songwriters Os Paralamas do Sucesso songs {{Brazil-music-stub