"O Novo Passo" ( Portuguese for "''The New Step''") is a

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by Brazilian

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band

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. It initially debuted on August 24, 2013 through radio station

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, but was played live by the band for the first time during a show in São Vicente the day prior. On September 2 (exactly one week before the suicide of frontman

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), the song was made available on streaming platforms. In an interview, the band claimed that the lyrics are supposed to deliver a message of "new beginnings, courage and love", and the "importance of union". The song, which was chosen by ''

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'' one of the best of the year, was the band's only official release, and the last song ever written by Champignon in his lifetime.

Personnel

– vocals, beatboxing * Marcão – electric guitar *

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– electric guitar * Bruno Graveto – drums * Helena "Lena" Papini – bass guitar

References

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