[4] The album and the EP helped to increase Zé's popularity in the United States and Brazil.

[10][11] Zé was surprised that his music was so appreciated by artists working in various genres; he also was pleased that some songs sped up his rhythms.

"[17] The Orange County Register labeled the EP "little more than an appetizer for his full-length CD—but it's tasty nonetheless.

"[18] The Village Voice concluded that "McEntire's 'Defect 2: Curiosidade' remix ... doesn't demonstrate particular insight.

"[19] Rolling Stone wrote that "the High Llamas dismantle [Zé's] song into free-floating radio transmissions that murmur above a plaintive, warbling synthesizer.