Titãs Trio Acústico

In 2017, Titãs' Acústico MTV turned 20 years old since its release and fans were asking the band to celebrate the occasion somehow, but they were focusing on their rock opera Doze Flores Amarelas, which involved a complex and sophisticated tour. Since Brazil's economy wasn't going through a favorable time and fans kept requesting the celebration, the band started in 2019 a series of acoustic performances in which they mixed songs from the 1997 album, more recent works and older songs that hadn't been picked for Unplugged. The tour was named "Trio Acústico" (Acoustic Trio).[13][14][15]

The first performance took place in Paulínia on 23 February, and the tour became a priority for the band, which conciliated it with the Doze Flores Amarelas promotional tour and a third tour called "Enquanto Houver Sol", this one in an electric format and involving songs from many eras of the group.[16] The preference for Trio Acústico is due to the simplicity of the performances.[14] Otávio Juliano, who directs the rock opera, is also responsible for this tour.[14]

The tour's idea is to pay tribute to the album without copying it.[13] Each show is divided into three parts: one with all three remaining original members; one in which each of them performs solo, and one with the trio performing with the two session members, Fabre and Lee.[14][17][18] Usually, Bellotto sings "Polícia" and "Querem Meu Sangue"; Mello performs "Cabeça Dinossauro", "Tô Cansado" and "Toda Cor" alone on his acoustic guitar; and Britto plays "Miséria" and "Nem Cinco Minutos [Guardados]"[18][14] (the latter on the piano, despite the song having been written on the acoustic guitar[13]). During the shows, the members tell the story behind each song.[18][13][14][17] This format was inspired by Springsteen on Broadway.[17]

In 2018, vocalist and bassist Branco Mello took some time off the band to treat a tumor; according to him, the project marked his return to the band and, therefore, it is seen by him as an important moment in his career.[18] The project's songs were rehearsed by the three current members in his living room; vocalist, keyboardist and bassist Sérgio Britto said the arrangements were created as if the band were preparing a small show for people paying them a visit at home.[19]

As early as June 2019, Mello already mentioned the possibility of releasing the project on DVD or on a studio album.[18] In 2020, the band announced the project would be recorded in studio and the resulting work would be released in three EPs with a total of 25 tracks. The first one was expected for March.[20][21] The COVID-19 pandemic didn't change their plans, even if promotional shows would be impossible.[19]

A new version of "Sonífera Ilha" was released as a single and video on 20 March, when it was announced that the three EPs would be released from April on[10] via BMG, the label to which they returned in late 2019.[22] The first EP (EP 01) was released on 3 April.[1]

The second EP, EP 02, was released on 3 July[2][3][4] and had a new version of "Enquanto Houver Sol" as single, released on 11 June.[11] The third and last effort, EP 03, was released on 25 September and had a version of "Pra Dizer Adeus" as single.[5][6][7] It received a video, released on 28 August.[12]

On January 29, 2021, the album received its full version, with the 24 songs from the three EPs.

• Tony Bellotto
  • Lead vocals
  • Backing vocals on "Família"
  • Acoustic guitar on "Isso", "O Pulso", "Tô Cansado", "Família", "Comida" and "32 Dentes" and "Flores"
  • Electric guitar on "Porque Eu Sei que É Amor", "O Pulso", "Querem Meu Sangue", "É Você", "Epitáfio" and "É Preciso Saber Viver"
  • Production on all tracks from EP 01 exceto "Isso"
• Branco Mello
  • Lead vocals
  • Backing vocals on "Família", "Comida" and "É Preciso Saber Viver"
  • Electric bass on all tracks except "O Pulso", "Querem Meu Sangue" and "32 Dentes"
  • Acoustic bass on "32 Dentes"
  • Acoustic guitar on "Tô Cansado" and "Cabeça Dinossauro"
  • Production on all tracks from EP 01 exceto "Isso"
• Sérgio Britto
  • Lead vocals
  • Backing vocals on "Isso", "Querem Meu Sangue" and all tracks from EP 03
  • Piano on all tracks except "O Pulso" and "32 Dentes", in which he plays the electric bass
  • Production on all tracks from EP 01 exceto "Isso"

Credits for Titãs on the songs from the second EP are presented generically as follows:

• Tony Bellotto — lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, twelve-string acoustic guitar, lead, rhythm and slide guitar, production
• Branco Mello — lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar and production
• Sérgio Britto — lead vocals, backing vocals, keyboards, mellotron, organ, piano, synthesizer, acoustic guitar and production

• Beto Lee — acoustic guitar on "Família", "Televisão", "Homem Primata", "Bichos Escrotos" and all tracks from EP 03 except "É Preciso Saber Viver"
• Mario Fabre — drums on "Família", "Televisão", "Homem Primata", "Bichos Escrotos" and all tracks from EP 03 except "Cabeça Dinossauro"
• César Bottinha — finger snapping on "Sonífera Ilha"
• Sergio Fouad — production, finger snapping on "Sonífera Ilha"
• Emílio Martins — percussion on "O Pulso", "Miséria", "Go Back", "Polícia"
• Yaniel Matos — cello on "Toda Cor", "Nem 5 Minutos Guardados" and all tracks from EP 03 (officially credited for the third EP, though one cannot actually hear any cellos on those songs)
• Eder Araújo — flute and clarinet on "Nem 5 Minutos Guardados"; baritone saxophone on "Polícia"

• Sergio Fouad — production, sound engineering
• Caio Laranjeira, César Bottinha, Douglas Martins, Mauricio Gargel, Ricardo Camera — sound engineering
• Ricardo Bocci — sound engineering on EP 03
• César Bottinha — guitar technician on EP 02 and EP 03
• Luis Augusto — assistant on EP 03