''Maior Abandonado'' () is the third album by

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band

Barão Vermelho Barão Vermelho () is a Brazilian rock band. Formed in 1981 in Rio de Janeiro, it was originally led by songwriting duo Cazuza (singer) and Roberto Frejat (guitarist), who assumed the vocals after Cazuza's departure in 1985. Frejat left the band ...

, released in 1984. It is their most critically acclaimed and generally considered their best album. It contains their biggest hit "Bete Balanço". This was the last album with singer and main lyricist

Cazuza Agenor de Miranda Araújo Neto, better known as Cazuza (; April 4, 1958 – July 7, 1990), was a Brazilian singer and songwriter, born in Rio de Janeiro. Along with Raul Seixas, Renato Russo and Os Mutantes, Cazuza, both while fronting Barão Verm ...

, who left the band in 1985.

Cover

The front and back covers of the album mark the band's first collaboration with artist Felipe Taborda. The pictures, including those from the booklet, were taken by Frederico Mendes; one of them, consisting of a gallery of five pictures in which each member appears entirely or partially, was inspired by a work of his favorite photographer,

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. The cover shows the band members in front of a low-budget hotel called "Loves House", which was actually a brothel. To the right of the band, a transvestite could be seen by a wall. The back cover features a picture of the band being searched by the police, with the same transvestite from the front cover to their left, smiling. The officers involved hid their IDs in order not to be punished for taking part in the simulation. On the wall right above the band, a

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that reads "Faço da minha vida um cenário da minha tristeza" ("I make of my life a scenery for my sadness") can be seen; it is signed by Careca (lit. "bald").

Track listing

# "Maior Abandonado" (Of Age And Abandoned) # "Baby Suporte" (Baby Support) # "Sem Vergonha" (Shameless) # "Você Se Parece Com Todo Mundo" (You Look Like Everyone) # "Milagres" (Miracles) # "Não Amo Ninguém" (I Don't Love Anybody) # "Por Que A Gente É Assim?" (Why Are We Like This?) # "Narciso" (Narcissus) # "Nós" (We) # "Dolorosa" (Painful) # "Bete Balanço"

Personnel

: lead vocals *

Roberto Frejat Roberto Frejat (born May 21, 1962) is a musician, composer, singer and co-founder of the band Barão Vermelho. Frejat, who was born in Rio de Janeiro, is considered one of the most important people in the Brazilian Rock scene. He co-founded the ...

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* Maurício Barros:

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* Dé:

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* Guto Goffi:

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and

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References

{{Authority control Barão Vermelho albums 1984 albums