Release History
Because of the success of Legião Urbana's previous album, Renato Russo originally intended Dois to be a double-disc album named "Mitologia e Intuição" ("Mythology and Intuition"), that would also include some tidbits of Que País É Este, but EMI-Odeon denied the proposal, due to economic reasons.
Unlike Legião's previous album, who heavily focalized in post-punk-esque instrumentation, Dois shows a wider palette of styles and influences such as folk rock and blues, and features the most memorable songs of the band, such as "Eduardo e Mônica", a ballad largely inspired by Bob Dylan, telling the story of youngsters in Brasília which fall in love despite having nothing in common; "Música Urbana 2", a sequel-of-sorts for an old Aborto Elétrico song (the first part of "Música Urbana" is sung by Capital Inicial); "Fábrica", an environmentalist song that would be used to open Legião's shows for many years; "Quase sem Querer"; and "Índios", that, according to Renato Russo, was written after a suicide attempt.
In 2007, the Brazilian version of the magazine Rolling Stone made a list of the 100 most revolutionary Brazilian albums, and Dois was featured in the position #21.
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