Urban Legion) is the self-titled debut album by Brazilian rock band Legião Urbana.

In the early 1980s, then future leader of Legião Urbana Renato Russo was a friend of the already-established band Os Paralamas do Sucesso.

Their debut album, Cinema Mudo, was in production stages and would include "Química", a song written by Russo.

Jorge Davidson, then artistic manager of EMI Odeon, the label via which the album would be released, listened to the track and wanted to know more about Russo and Legião Urbana.

[6] After being promoted to artistic director of the national department, Davidson invited Legião Urbana to join the label, being the first band brought by him:[7] I called Russo because I listened to an average musician, but an excellent singer with impressive lyrics on that tape.

He asked a number of questions, as if he were already an artist in talks, and accepted the invitation.The band went to Rio de Janeiro and was initially going to record only one single with two songs, but they struggled to find a producer.

They then approached Rick Ferreira, Raul Seixas' session guitarist, but artistic differences between him and the band soon brought an end to their relationship.

[8] Two months later, the band returned to Rio with good news: they would meet Seixas in person, since he was staying at the same hotel they were; they would record a full-length album instead of a single; and they had secured themselves a producer: José Emilio Rondeau.

Actually, EMI-Odeon hoped for some folk; because of that, Davidson suggested the band to be inspired by Bob Seger and recorded the track on acoustic guitars.

[14] Two years after Legião Urbana's release, Russo said:[15] Many people said our first album is pessimistic, political, heavy and negative.