It is Legião Urbana's first release without bassist Renato Rocha, who was fired from the band prior to the album's recording sessions due to his lack of commitment to the group.

[3] With over 1,9 million copies sold (730,000 in its first year[4]), it is the band's most commercially successful album, and it was certified platinum by ABPD[5] Six of its eleven songs enjoyed good radio airplay.

Despite that, the atmosphere among members was bitter, partially due to the then recent Mané Garrincha stadium incident, but also because the situation of bassist Renato Rocha became more and more complicated.

The remaining members decided he would maintain all his rights over the album,[7] although they erased all his contributions and removed his name from the effort.

During that performance, Russo said "Pais e Filhos" was written in the bathroom, and dedicated it to "everyone who thinks a cockroach is more important than the people we love".

However, the lyrics were rejected (the band itself considered them "unpublishable"[13]) and changed to the final version in English, while retaining the original instrumental base.

He did the job for a "highly professional" pay and was impressed by Russo's handling of the language, including accurate citations of Shakespeare.

[16][17] Brazilian rock band Titãs covered "Sete Cidades" on their album As Dez Mais.