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Construção 
Studio album by Chico Buarque Released 1971 (LP)
1988 (CD)Genre MPB Length 31:10 Label Phonogram/Philips Producer Roberto Menescal Chico Buarque chronology Chico Buarque de Hollanda (Vol. 4)
(1970)Construção
(1971)Quando o carnaval chegar
(1972)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[1]Construção is a studio album recorded by the Brazilian musician Chico Buarque, in 1971. It represents a great change in the manner of his artistic style. He started to create his own musical style, although surely there is the influence of bossa nova, as one can observe in the song 'Samba de Orly', composed with Toquinho and Vinicius de Moraes.
Released during military dictatorship, the album is strongly critical of that kind of government, as one can see in Deus lhe pague, direct criticism to ditactorship, and Samba de Orly, on the exile of politicians and artist. In this work, Chico Buarque also criticizes the way of life of the Brazilian workers, comparing them to machines in two songs: Cotidiano and Construção.
The album features "Olha Maria", a bittersweet song of stunning beauty also recorded and performed by its cowriter Antonio Carlos Jobim as well as Lee Ritenour, Zimbo Trio and more. Construção ranks Number 3 on Rolling Stone's list of 100 greatest Brazilian albums of all time.[2]
Track listing
# Title Songwriters Length 1. "Deus lhe pague" Chico Buarque 3:19 2. "Cotidiano" Chico Buarque 2:49 3. "Desalento" Chico Buarque, Vinicius de Moraes 2:48 4. "Construção" Chico Buarque 6:24 5. "Cordão" Chico Buarque 2:31 6. "Olha Maria" Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes, Chico Buarque 3:56 7. "Samba de Orly" Chico Buarque, Vinicius de Moraes, Toquinho 2:40 8. "Valsinha" Vinicius de Moraes, Chico Buarque 2:00 9. "Minha história (Gesù Bambino)" Dalla, Pallotino / Portuguese version: Chico Buarque 3:01 10. "Acalanto" Chico Buarque 1:38 References
- ^ Construção at Allmusic
- ^ "Os 100 maiores discos da Música Brasileira" (in Portuguese). Rolling Stone 13: 111. October 2007.
Categories:- 1971 albums
- Chico Buarque albums
- Philips Records albums
- Phonogram Records albums
- Portuguese-language albums
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