About such delay, Russo explained:[1] "'Que país é este' was never recorded because there was the hope that something would actually change in the country, making the song totally obsolete then.

[2] In 1987, it was the Brazilian song with the biggest airplay, and the second if international music is considered, standing behind "Livin' on a Prayer", by Bon Jovi.

[4] The song was composed by vocalist and acoustic guitarist Renato Russo, when he was still a member of punk band Aborto Elétrico.

[1] Russo took advantage of the Brazilian political scenery to finally record the song in 1987, when the country was emerging from a military dictatorship.

[1] Per the album booklet:[5] There are controversies about the song's main riff being plagiarism of "I Don't Care", by American punk rock band Ramones.