Chico Buarque (1978 album)

Chico Buarque
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1978
GenreMPB, samba
Length32:53
LabelPhonogram Inc./Philips Records
ProducerSérgio de Carvalho
Chico Buarque chronology
Gota d'água
(1977)
Chico Buarque
(1978)
Ópera do Malandro
(1979)
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Chico Buarque, occasionally referred to as Samambaia, is an album by Chico Buarque, released on November 1978 through PolyGram. The album includes hits such as "Cálice", "Pedaço De Mim" and "Apesar De Você", and features participations by several Brazilian artists, such as Milton Nascimento, Elba Ramalho, Marieta Severo and Zizi Possi.

The album had 30,000 copies pre-ordered by record stores and received a gold certification from the ABPD in 1979 for sales exceeding 150,000 copies. According to the magazine Manchete on 15 March 1980, after the lifting of censorship on "Cálice", the album sold 700,000 copies in Brazil.