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* FaceOnTheCover: Their debut, ''Que País é Este'', ''As Quatro Estações'' and ''O Descobrimento do Brasil'' all proeminently feature the band.
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* FaceOnTheCover: Their debut, ''Que País é Este'', ''As Quatro Estações'' and ''O Descobrimento do Brasil'' all proeminently prominently feature the band.
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* AuthorAppeal: A lot of the songs mention Brasília, Distrito Federal, the capital of Brazil where the band was formed.
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* AuthorAppeal: A lot of the early songs mention Brasília, Distrito Federal, the capital of Brazil where the band was formed.formed.
* BigTownBoredom: The premise of "Tédio".
* BigTownBoredom: The premise of "Tédio".
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* KnightInShiningArmor: The entire premise of "Metal Contra as Nuvems", with the protagonist of the lyrics being the knight himself.
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** Strangely subverted with ''A Tempestade ou O Livro dos Dias'', with the song "O Livro dos Dias" appearing on it as the final track while "A Tempestade" would end up in ''Uma Outra Estação'' instead.
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** Strangely subverted with ''A Tempestade ou O Livro dos Dias'', with the song "O Livro dos Dias" appearing on it as the final track while "A Tempestade" would end up in ''Uma Outra Estação'' instead.instead.
* UnreplacedDeparted: After Rocha's departure in the late 80's, the band decided to remain as a trio and only hired bassists as touring members.
* UnreplacedDeparted: After Rocha's departure in the late 80's, the band decided to remain as a trio and only hired bassists as touring members.
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* PerishingAltRockVoice: A lot of songs in ''A Tempestade'' feature a lot of this, due to Russo only contributing to first take vocals for the album.
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* ''Acústico MTV: Legião Urbana''[[note]]''MTV Unplugged''; recorded in 1992[[/note]] (1999)
* ''Como É Que Se Diz Eu Te Amo''[[note]]''How Do You Say I Love You''; recorded in 1994[[/note]] (2001)
* ''As Quatro Estações Ao Vivo''[[note]]Recorded in 1990[[/note]] (2004)
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* ''Música p/ Acampamentos''[[note]]Camp Music[[/note]] (1992)
* ''Mais do Mesmo''[[note]]More of the Same[[/note]] (1998)
* ''Acústico MTV: Legião Urbana''[[note]]''MTV Unplugged''; recorded in 1992[[/note]] (1999)
* ''Como É Que Se Diz Eu Te Amo''[[note]]''How Do You Say I Love You''; recorded in 1994[[/note]] (2001)
* ''As Quatro Estações Ao Vivo''[[note]]Recorded in 1990[[/note]] (2004)
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* ''Música p/ Acampamentos''[[note]]Camp Music[[/note]] (1992)
* ''Mais do Mesmo''[[note]]More of the Same[[/note]] (1998)
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* LocationSong: "Central do Brasil", "Conexão Amazônica", "Angra dos Reis' and "Monte Castelo"
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They're one of the most successful and acclaimed bands in Brazil, selling 25 million copies and, along bands like Titãs, Barão Vermelho and Os Paralamas do Sucesso, they helped popularize the rock scene in the country. There is also media based on the band, including a biopic named ''Somos Tão Jovens''[[note]]We're So Young[[/note]] in 2013, as well two movies named ''Faroeste Caboclo''[[note]]Western Caboclo[[/note]] in the same year and ''Eduardo e Mônica'' in 2022, the latter two inspired by two iconic songs from the band.
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They're one of the most successful and acclaimed bands in Brazil, selling 25 million copies and, along bands like Titãs, Barão Vermelho and Os Paralamas do Sucesso, Music/OsParalamasDoSucesso, they helped popularize the rock scene in the country. There is also media based on the band, including a biopic named ''Somos Tão Jovens''[[note]]We're So Young[[/note]] in 2013, as well two movies named ''Faroeste Caboclo''[[note]]Western Caboclo[[/note]] in the same year and ''Eduardo e Mônica'' in 2022, the latter two inspired by two iconic songs from the band.
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** ''O Descobrimento do Brasil'' aimed to be an album of "pop songs", being composed of quick songs with simple structures. The band also took a bit of inspiration of the {{Grunge}} movement that was growing in popularity at the time;
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** ''O Descobrimento do Brasil'' has a lighter power pop feel to it, since it aimed to be an album of "pop songs", being composed of quick songs with simple structures. The band also took a bit of inspiration of from the {{Grunge}} movement that was growing in popularity at the time;
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** One of their most iconic songs, "Faroeste Caboclo", clocks around 9:03 and it's a full fledged story about the character João de Santo Cristo, ranging with influences of Northeast Brazilian Country, straight up PunkRock and a brief tinge of reggae in the middle, making the song almost resemble a RockOpera.
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** One of their most iconic songs, "Faroeste Caboclo", clocks around 9:03 and it's a full fledged story about the character João de Santo Cristo, ranging with a poor boy who moves from the countryside to the country's capital and becomes an outlaw folk hero. It has 42 stanzas, no choruses or solos and its influences of range from Northeast Brazilian Country, straight up PunkRock and a brief tinge of reggae in the middle, making the song almost resemble a RockOpera.
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* StageNames: Renato Manfredini Júnior picked Russo to sound similar to Bertrand Russell, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Henri Rousseau. Eduardo Villa-Lobos used his nickname Dado. While Renato Rocha usually went by his name, the nicknames Negrete (alluding to him being Black) and Billy also show up.
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* StageNames: Renato Manfredini Júnior picked Russo to sound similar to Bertrand Russell, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Henri Rousseau. Eduardo Villa-Lobos used his nickname Dado. While Renato Rocha usually went by his name, the nicknames Negrete (alluding to him being Black) Black and [[OneSteveLimit to not confuse him with the Renato Russo who's the main songwriter]]) and Billy also show up.
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* AsTheGoodBookSays: The opening lyrics of "Monte Castelo" comes from the Literature/BookOfCorinthians (the rest being a sonnet by Luís de Camões).
* ChronologicalAlbumTitle: Albums 2 (''Dois''), 4 (''As '''Quatro''' Estações'') and 5 (''V'').
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* DrivenToSuicide: [[WordOfGod According to Renato Russo]], the song "Pais e Filhos" is based on a friend who fell from the fifth floor after a fight with her parents.
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* DrivenToSuicide: [[WordOfGod According to Renato Russo]], the song The first verse of "Pais e Filhos" ends with a woman throwing herself off the fifth floor. Renato said it is based on a reference to a friend who fell from the fifth floor did so after a fight with her parents.
* FaceOnTheCover: Their debut, ''Que País é Este'', ''As Quatro Estações'' and ''O Descobrimento do Brasil'' all proeminently feature the band.
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** ''Dois'' takes the post-punk sound from their debut and expand a bit with a bit more dynamic songwriting;
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** "Eduardo e Mônica" might be on the modest side with 4:32, but the density of the lyrics still put it firmly on this trope.
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* GratuitousItalian: The NonAppearingTitle "La Nuova Gioventú".
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* NonAppearingTitle: Many, like "Faroeste Caboclo", "Daniel na Cova dos Leões", and "Teatro dos Vampiros".
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* RockTrio: The band started as one, but once Renato cut his wrists and couldn't play bass, it led to the quartet pictured atop this page. And then Negrete left and it was the Renato-Dado-Marcelo trio again.
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* SomethingBlues: "Baader-Meinhof Blues", after the revolutionary group.
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** "Soul Parsifal" takes its name from the Music/RichardWagner's opera, ''Parsifal'', which in itself is based on Wolfram von Eschenbach's book ''Literature/{{Parzival}}'';
** "L'Avventura" is titled after Creator/MichelangeloAntonioni's film ''Film/{{Lavventura}}'', with a small nod to the movie in the final lines:
-->''Eu sei porque você fugiu'' / ''Mas não consigo entender''[[note]]''I know why you ran away'' / ''But I'm not able to understand''[[/note]]
** "L'Avventura" is titled after Creator/MichelangeloAntonioni's film ''Film/{{Lavventura}}'', with a small nod to the movie in the final lines:
-->''Eu sei porque você fugiu'' / ''Mas não consigo entender''[[note]]''I know why you ran away'' / ''But I'm not able to understand''[[/note]]
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* DarkerAndEdgier: ''A Tempestade'' is a much more somber album in comparison to the previous works, with lyrics tackling depression, cynicism and death, being a reflection of Russo's final moments.
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** One of their most iconic songs, "Faroeste Cabloco", clocks around 9:03 and it's a full fledged story about the character João de Santo Cristo, ranging with influences of Northeast Brazilian Country, straight up PunkRock and a brief tinge of reggae in the middle, making the song almost resemble a RockOpera.
** Their fifth album features more longer songs, with "Metal Contra as Nuvems" being their longest, around 11:28. Others in the album include "A Montanha Mágica" (7:48), "Vento no Litoral" (6:06), and "L'âge D'or" (5:06).
** Their fifth album features more longer songs, with "Metal Contra as Nuvems" being their longest, around 11:28. Others in the album include "A Montanha Mágica" (7:48), "Vento no Litoral" (6:06), and "L'âge D'or" (5:06).
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** One of their most iconic songs, "Faroeste Cabloco", Caboclo", clocks around 9:03 and it's a full fledged story about the character João de Santo Cristo, ranging with influences of Northeast Brazilian Country, straight up PunkRock and a brief tinge of reggae in the middle, making the song almost resemble a RockOpera.
** Their fifth album features more longer songs, with "Metal Contra asNuvems" Nuvens" being their longest, around 11:28. Others in the album include "A Montanha Mágica" (7:48), "Vento no Litoral" (6:06), and "L'âge D'or" (5:06).
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* InTheStyleOf: According to Russo, the main inspiration of "Faroeste Cabloco" was the song "Hurricane" by Music/BobDylan.
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* OppositesAttract: The theme of "Eduardo e Mônica".
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* OppositesAttract: The theme premise of "Eduardo e Mônica".Mônica", stating on the lyrics that even if the titular characters were both from different worlds, so to speak, their bond grew closer each time they seen each other.
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* OppositesAttract: The theme of "Eduardo e Mônica".
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* GratuitousEnglish: A few songs have English titles, like "Acrilic on Canvas", . Some of these named songs are sung in English, like "Feedback Song for a Dying Friend".
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[[caption-width-right:350:Left to right: Dado Villa-Lobos, Marcelo Bonfá, Renato Russo, Renato Rocha]]
'''Legião Urbana'''[[note]]Portuguese for '''Urban Legion'''[[/note]] was a Brazilian rock band formed in 1982, and its most well known line-up consisted of Renato Russo (vocals, guitars, keyboards and main songwriter), Dado Villa-Lobos (lead guitar), Marcelo Bonfá (drums, percussion) and Renato Rocha (bass, left in 1989).
The band originated after the dissolution of punk rock band Aborto Elétrico, which was formed by Renato Russo and two brothers, Flávio and Fê Lemos, the latter two who would later form the band Capital Inicial, another successful band in the country. Russo formed the band with Bonfá and a few other rotating members until they were set on the line up with Dado Villa-Lobos and Renato Rocha.
The band released eight studio albums during its activity, initially inspired by the British PostPunk scene, they would later incorporate elements of AlternativeRock, PunkRock, FolkMusic, PsychedelicRock among others. The band is also known for having lyrics inspired by politics and literature, as well ones that reflect Russo's personal life.
In October 11, 1996, three weeks after the release of ''A Tempestade...'', Renato Russo died over complications of HIV, something he rarely acknowledge publicly. The remaining members, Villa-Lobos and Bonfá, announced the dissolution of the band, with a final album being released in 1997 posthumously.
They're one of the most successful and acclaimed bands in Brazil, selling 25 million copies and, along bands like Titãs, Barão Vermelho and Os Paralamas do Sucesso, they helped popularize the rock scene in the country. There is also media based on the band, including a biopic named ''Somos Tão Jovens''[[note]]We're So Young[[/note]] in 2013, as well two movies named ''Faroeste Caboclo''[[note]]Western Caboclo[[/note]] in the same year and ''Eduardo e Mônica'' in 2022, the latter two inspired by two iconic songs from the band.
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* ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Legião Urbana]]'' (1985)
* ''Dois'' (1986)[[note]]''Two''[[/note]]
* ''Que País É Esse'' (1987)[[note]]''What Country Is This''[[/note]]
* ''As Quatro Estações'' (1989)[[note]]''The Four Seasons''[[/note]]
* ''V'' (1991)
* ''O Descobrimento do Brasil'' (1993)[[note]]''The Discovery of Brazil''[[/note]]
* ''A Tempestade ou O Livro dos Dias'' (1996)[[note]]''The Storm or The Book of Days''[[/note]]
* ''Uma Outra Estação'' (1997)[[note]]''Another Season''[[/note]]
!!Let's celebrate all the tropes...
* AuthorAppeal: A lot of the songs mention Brasília, Distrito Federal, the capital of Brazil where the band was formed.
* BrokenRecord: The chorus of "As Flores do Mal" repeats the sentence ''mentir é fácil demais''.[[note]]''lying is way too easy''[[/note]]
* DancePunk: The aptly titled "A Dança".[[note]]"The Dance"[[/note]]
* DarkerAndEdgier: ''A Tempestade'' is a much more somber album in comparison to the previous works, with lyrics tackling depression, cynicism and death, being a reflection of Russo's final moments.
* DrivenToSuicide: [[WordOfGod According to Renato Russo]], the song "Pais e Filhos" is based on a friend who fell from the fifth floor after a fight with her parents.
* EitherOrTitle: The title of ''A Tempestade ou O Livro dos Dias''.
* EpicRocking:
** One of their most iconic songs, "Faroeste Cabloco", clocks around 9:03 and it's a full fledged story about the character João de Santo Cristo, ranging with influences of Northeast Brazilian Country, straight up PunkRock and a brief tinge of reggae in the middle, making the song almost resemble a RockOpera.
** Their fifth album features more longer songs, with "Metal Contra as Nuvems" being their longest, around 11:28. Others in the album include "A Montanha Mágica" (7:48), "Vento no Litoral" (6:06), and "L'âge D'or" (5:06).
** "Clarisse", an acoustic ballad from ''Uma Outra Estação'', clocks around 10:32, being their second longest song in their discography.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: From "Faroeste Cabloco":
-->''E o povo declarava que João de Santo Cristo / ''Era santo porque sabia morrer''[[note]]''And the people declared that João de Santo Cristo / ''Was a saint because he knew how to die''[[/note]]
** The lyrics from the album ''A Tempestade'' are arguably about this, as they were recorded and released in Russo's final days.
* GratuitousEnglish: A few songs have English titles, like "Acrilic on Canvas", . Some of these named songs are sung in English, like "Feedback Song for a Dying Friend".
* InTheStyleOf: According to Russo, the main inspiration of "Faroeste Cabloco" was the song "Hurricane" by Music/BobDylan.
* {{Instrumentals}}: They have put a few instrumental songs since ''Dois'', including "Central do Brasil", "A Ordem dos Templários", "Come Share My Life", "O Passeio da Boa Vista", "Schubert Ländler" and "High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)".
* MinimalisticCoverArt: ''Dois'' and ''V''.
* MushroomSamba: "Perdidos no Espaço". Ironically it isn't a samba song.
* NewSoundAlbum:
** The self-titled debut aimed to be a more straight-forward and raw PostPunk album, setting the tone for the band;
** ''Dois'' takes the post-punk sound from their debut and expand a bit with a bit more dynamic songwriting;
** ''Que País É Esse'' amps up their sound, being more akin to PunkRock than anything in their discography. Justified, as half of the songs were composed during the Aborto Elétrico era;
** ''As Quatro Estações'' aims to be LighterAndSofter in comparison to their previous post-punk inspired albums, leaning more towards AlternativeRock, and containing more spiritual lyrics in comparison to previous albums;
** ''V'' is more ambitious, with slower and longer songs and less tradional structures, veering closer to ProgressiveRock;
** ''O Descobrimento do Brasil'' aimed to be an album of "pop songs", being composed of quick songs with simple structures. The band also took a bit of inspiration of the {{Grunge}} movement that was growing in popularity at the time;
** As alluded in DarkerAndEdgier above ''A Tempestade'' is a bleak in comparison to previous albums, tackling topics that reflect Russo's final moments.
* OneSteveLimit: ''Renato'' Russo and ''Renato'' Rocha. That would change with the latter's departure in 1989.
* OneWomanSong: "Natália", "Leila" and "Mariane".
* PerishingAltRockVoice: A lot of songs in ''A Tempestade'' feature a lot of this, due to Russo only contributing to first take vocals for the album.
* PosthumousCollaboration: The final album ''Uma Outra Estação'' was assembled a year after Renato Russo's death, mainly consisting of scrapped songs from the seesions of ''A Tempestade''.
* ProtestSong: One of the defining traits of the band. Their most popular examples include:
** The title track of ''Que País É Esse'' is an angry song that reflects the political and economical climate of Brazil in the 80s.
** "Perfeição" is very tongue in cheek, with most of the song being in spoken word calling for celebration of the worst of the history of Brazil, as well the worst of humanity. The name of the song translates to "perfection" which the song depicts anything but. By the end of the song, however, after the spoken word verses, it is sung as a call for change to a better world, actualy calling for the said "perfection".
* {{Reggae}}: The also aptly titled "O Reggae", which is basically a fully inspired reggae song. "Faroeste Cabloco" also has a small reggae section in it.
* {{Sampling}}: The main riff of "Que País É Esse" is borrowed from Music/{{Ramones}}' "I Don't Care", which the band openly admits of doing so, reflecting their punk roots.
* SelfDeprecation: The last line from the spoken word section of "Perfeição":
-->''Já que também podemos celebrar'' / ''A estupidez de quem cantou esta canção''[[note]]''Since we can also celebrate'' / ''The stupidity of whoever sang this song''[[/note]]
* ShoutOut:
** The first few lines from "Será" were lifted and translated from Music/SoftCell's song "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye";
** The name "Perdidos no Espaço" is titled after the show ''Series/LostInSpace'';
** The chorus from "Pais e Filhos" is lifted from a quote from Film/VisionQuest that was adapted to Portuguese;
** "Eu Era um Lobisomem Juvenil" lifts its title from the movie Film/IWasATeenageWerewolf;
** "Love Song" interpolates a section of "Cantiga de Amor" by Galician-Portuguese trovador Nuno Fernandes Torneol;
** "A Ordem dos Templários" contains an interpolation of "Douce Dame Jolie" by French composer Guillaume de Machaut;
** "A Montanha Mágica" is named after the novel ''The Magic Mountain'' by Thomas Mann;
** "As Flores do Mal" is named after the book French poet Charles Baudelaire, ''Les Fleurs du mal''.[[note]]''The Flowers of Evil''[[/note]]
* TakeThat: "Geração Coca-Cola" is one for the people in the country who dismissed the youth who grew up with exported television and music as alienated and ignorant.
* TextlessAlbumCover: ''Que País É Esse'' and ''O Descobrimento do Brasil''
* TitleOnlyChorus: "Que País É Esse"
* TitleTrack: ''Que País É Esse'', ''O Descobrimento do Brasil'' and ''Uma Outra Estação''.
** Strangely subverted with ''A Tempestade ou O Livro dos Dias'', with the song "O Livro dos Dias" appearing on it as the final track while "A Tempestade" would end up in ''Uma Outra Estação'' instead.
[[caption-width-right:350:Left to right: Dado Villa-Lobos, Marcelo Bonfá, Renato Russo, Renato Rocha]]
'''Legião Urbana'''[[note]]Portuguese for '''Urban Legion'''[[/note]] was a Brazilian rock band formed in 1982, and its most well known line-up consisted of Renato Russo (vocals, guitars, keyboards and main songwriter), Dado Villa-Lobos (lead guitar), Marcelo Bonfá (drums, percussion) and Renato Rocha (bass, left in 1989).
The band originated after the dissolution of punk rock band Aborto Elétrico, which was formed by Renato Russo and two brothers, Flávio and Fê Lemos, the latter two who would later form the band Capital Inicial, another successful band in the country. Russo formed the band with Bonfá and a few other rotating members until they were set on the line up with Dado Villa-Lobos and Renato Rocha.
The band released eight studio albums during its activity, initially inspired by the British PostPunk scene, they would later incorporate elements of AlternativeRock, PunkRock, FolkMusic, PsychedelicRock among others. The band is also known for having lyrics inspired by politics and literature, as well ones that reflect Russo's personal life.
In October 11, 1996, three weeks after the release of ''A Tempestade...'', Renato Russo died over complications of HIV, something he rarely acknowledge publicly. The remaining members, Villa-Lobos and Bonfá, announced the dissolution of the band, with a final album being released in 1997 posthumously.
They're one of the most successful and acclaimed bands in Brazil, selling 25 million copies and, along bands like Titãs, Barão Vermelho and Os Paralamas do Sucesso, they helped popularize the rock scene in the country. There is also media based on the band, including a biopic named ''Somos Tão Jovens''[[note]]We're So Young[[/note]] in 2013, as well two movies named ''Faroeste Caboclo''[[note]]Western Caboclo[[/note]] in the same year and ''Eduardo e Mônica'' in 2022, the latter two inspired by two iconic songs from the band.
[[AC:Discography:]]
* ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Legião Urbana]]'' (1985)
* ''Dois'' (1986)[[note]]''Two''[[/note]]
* ''Que País É Esse'' (1987)[[note]]''What Country Is This''[[/note]]
* ''As Quatro Estações'' (1989)[[note]]''The Four Seasons''[[/note]]
* ''V'' (1991)
* ''O Descobrimento do Brasil'' (1993)[[note]]''The Discovery of Brazil''[[/note]]
* ''A Tempestade ou O Livro dos Dias'' (1996)[[note]]''The Storm or The Book of Days''[[/note]]
* ''Uma Outra Estação'' (1997)[[note]]''Another Season''[[/note]]
!!Let's celebrate all the tropes...
* AuthorAppeal: A lot of the songs mention Brasília, Distrito Federal, the capital of Brazil where the band was formed.
* BrokenRecord: The chorus of "As Flores do Mal" repeats the sentence ''mentir é fácil demais''.[[note]]''lying is way too easy''[[/note]]
* DancePunk: The aptly titled "A Dança".[[note]]"The Dance"[[/note]]
* DarkerAndEdgier: ''A Tempestade'' is a much more somber album in comparison to the previous works, with lyrics tackling depression, cynicism and death, being a reflection of Russo's final moments.
* DrivenToSuicide: [[WordOfGod According to Renato Russo]], the song "Pais e Filhos" is based on a friend who fell from the fifth floor after a fight with her parents.
* EitherOrTitle: The title of ''A Tempestade ou O Livro dos Dias''.
* EpicRocking:
** One of their most iconic songs, "Faroeste Cabloco", clocks around 9:03 and it's a full fledged story about the character João de Santo Cristo, ranging with influences of Northeast Brazilian Country, straight up PunkRock and a brief tinge of reggae in the middle, making the song almost resemble a RockOpera.
** Their fifth album features more longer songs, with "Metal Contra as Nuvems" being their longest, around 11:28. Others in the album include "A Montanha Mágica" (7:48), "Vento no Litoral" (6:06), and "L'âge D'or" (5:06).
** "Clarisse", an acoustic ballad from ''Uma Outra Estação'', clocks around 10:32, being their second longest song in their discography.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: From "Faroeste Cabloco":
-->''E o povo declarava que João de Santo Cristo / ''Era santo porque sabia morrer''[[note]]''And the people declared that João de Santo Cristo / ''Was a saint because he knew how to die''[[/note]]
** The lyrics from the album ''A Tempestade'' are arguably about this, as they were recorded and released in Russo's final days.
* GratuitousEnglish: A few songs have English titles, like "Acrilic on Canvas", . Some of these named songs are sung in English, like "Feedback Song for a Dying Friend".
* InTheStyleOf: According to Russo, the main inspiration of "Faroeste Cabloco" was the song "Hurricane" by Music/BobDylan.
* {{Instrumentals}}: They have put a few instrumental songs since ''Dois'', including "Central do Brasil", "A Ordem dos Templários", "Come Share My Life", "O Passeio da Boa Vista", "Schubert Ländler" and "High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)".
* MinimalisticCoverArt: ''Dois'' and ''V''.
* MushroomSamba: "Perdidos no Espaço". Ironically it isn't a samba song.
* NewSoundAlbum:
** The self-titled debut aimed to be a more straight-forward and raw PostPunk album, setting the tone for the band;
** ''Dois'' takes the post-punk sound from their debut and expand a bit with a bit more dynamic songwriting;
** ''Que País É Esse'' amps up their sound, being more akin to PunkRock than anything in their discography. Justified, as half of the songs were composed during the Aborto Elétrico era;
** ''As Quatro Estações'' aims to be LighterAndSofter in comparison to their previous post-punk inspired albums, leaning more towards AlternativeRock, and containing more spiritual lyrics in comparison to previous albums;
** ''V'' is more ambitious, with slower and longer songs and less tradional structures, veering closer to ProgressiveRock;
** ''O Descobrimento do Brasil'' aimed to be an album of "pop songs", being composed of quick songs with simple structures. The band also took a bit of inspiration of the {{Grunge}} movement that was growing in popularity at the time;
** As alluded in DarkerAndEdgier above ''A Tempestade'' is a bleak in comparison to previous albums, tackling topics that reflect Russo's final moments.
* OneSteveLimit: ''Renato'' Russo and ''Renato'' Rocha. That would change with the latter's departure in 1989.
* OneWomanSong: "Natália", "Leila" and "Mariane".
* PerishingAltRockVoice: A lot of songs in ''A Tempestade'' feature a lot of this, due to Russo only contributing to first take vocals for the album.
* PosthumousCollaboration: The final album ''Uma Outra Estação'' was assembled a year after Renato Russo's death, mainly consisting of scrapped songs from the seesions of ''A Tempestade''.
* ProtestSong: One of the defining traits of the band. Their most popular examples include:
** The title track of ''Que País É Esse'' is an angry song that reflects the political and economical climate of Brazil in the 80s.
** "Perfeição" is very tongue in cheek, with most of the song being in spoken word calling for celebration of the worst of the history of Brazil, as well the worst of humanity. The name of the song translates to "perfection" which the song depicts anything but. By the end of the song, however, after the spoken word verses, it is sung as a call for change to a better world, actualy calling for the said "perfection".
* {{Reggae}}: The also aptly titled "O Reggae", which is basically a fully inspired reggae song. "Faroeste Cabloco" also has a small reggae section in it.
* {{Sampling}}: The main riff of "Que País É Esse" is borrowed from Music/{{Ramones}}' "I Don't Care", which the band openly admits of doing so, reflecting their punk roots.
* SelfDeprecation: The last line from the spoken word section of "Perfeição":
-->''Já que também podemos celebrar'' / ''A estupidez de quem cantou esta canção''[[note]]''Since we can also celebrate'' / ''The stupidity of whoever sang this song''[[/note]]
* ShoutOut:
** The first few lines from "Será" were lifted and translated from Music/SoftCell's song "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye";
** The name "Perdidos no Espaço" is titled after the show ''Series/LostInSpace'';
** The chorus from "Pais e Filhos" is lifted from a quote from Film/VisionQuest that was adapted to Portuguese;
** "Eu Era um Lobisomem Juvenil" lifts its title from the movie Film/IWasATeenageWerewolf;
** "Love Song" interpolates a section of "Cantiga de Amor" by Galician-Portuguese trovador Nuno Fernandes Torneol;
** "A Ordem dos Templários" contains an interpolation of "Douce Dame Jolie" by French composer Guillaume de Machaut;
** "A Montanha Mágica" is named after the novel ''The Magic Mountain'' by Thomas Mann;
** "As Flores do Mal" is named after the book French poet Charles Baudelaire, ''Les Fleurs du mal''.[[note]]''The Flowers of Evil''[[/note]]
* TakeThat: "Geração Coca-Cola" is one for the people in the country who dismissed the youth who grew up with exported television and music as alienated and ignorant.
* TextlessAlbumCover: ''Que País É Esse'' and ''O Descobrimento do Brasil''
* TitleOnlyChorus: "Que País É Esse"
* TitleTrack: ''Que País É Esse'', ''O Descobrimento do Brasil'' and ''Uma Outra Estação''.
** Strangely subverted with ''A Tempestade ou O Livro dos Dias'', with the song "O Livro dos Dias" appearing on it as the final track while "A Tempestade" would end up in ''Uma Outra Estação'' instead.
