Genre
MPB and blues rock. The album presents two distinct faces: Side A is composed of softer, more introspective ballads; Side B is rawer and more electric, rooted in blues rock energy. All songs were written by Ro Rô herself — nine as sole author, one with Ana Terra and one with Sérgio Bandeyra — delivered in her signature husky, intimate contralto.
Release
Released in 1979 by PolyGram, under the Polydor Records label. It was Ro Rô's debut album, recorded when she was thirty years old, following nearly a decade on the margins of the Brazilian music scene.
Production
Produced and directed by Ricardo Cantaluppi and Paulinho Lima. Arrangements for piano and keyboards were by Antônio Adolfo, with Ro Rô herself handling the vocal arrangements. Recorded at PolyGram Studios, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Reception
The album was an immediate critical success, hailed as a debut of exceptional maturity and honesty. Its three principal hits — "Amor, Meu Grande Amor" (co-written with Ana Terra), "A Mim e a Mais Ninguém" (with Sérgio Bandeyra), and "Tola Foi Você" — established Ro Rô as a major new voice in MPB. "Gota de Sangue" was recorded by Maria Bethânia that same year for her LP Mel. The album was voted by Rolling Stone Brasil one of the 100 greatest Brazilian albums of all time.
Ângela Ro Rô
Ângela Maria Diniz Gonsalves (December 5, 1949, Rio de Janeiro – September 8, 2025, Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian singer-songwriter and pianist. She began studying piano at five and composed her first song — a guarânia — at six. At the height of the military dictatorship she moved to London, where she worked as a cleaner and waitress while performing in pubs. She returned to Brazil in the mid-1970s, performing in Rio nightclubs before being signed by PolyGram. Her songs were recorded by Maria Bethânia, Ney Matogrosso, Marina Lima, Barão Vermelho, and Zélia Duncan, among many others. She died in September 2025 at the age of 75.
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