MTV Ao Vivo is the first live album released by Brazilian band Nando Reis e os Infernais.

[1] According to Reis, many radio stations controlled by Protestants refused to air the song due to it promoting a different religion, which disappointed him and which he considered censorship.

[2] The verse "e a falta é a morte da esperança" ("absence is the death of hope"), according to Reis, is wrong; the original verse said "e a morte é a falta da esperança" ("death is the absence of hope"), but he sang it wrong during the song's performance and this version became official.

It was written by Reis in Taos, United States, where he was recording overdubs for his then future album A Letra A with producer and drummer Barrett Martin.

One night, Reis took part in a shamanic ritual and, soon after, he had a seat by Martin's fireplace and quickly wrote the song which, according to him, became his possibly greatest hit.