A Dança Da Solidão
by Paulinho Da Viola

Overall rank: 6,689th | 1970s rank: 1,014th | 1972 rank: 99th
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2026	Exist-en-ciel	Top 100 Music Albums of 1972	64/100	2
2026	VictorVale	Top 30 Music Albums of the 1970s	10/30	14
2026	Fritz	Top 20 Music Albums of 1972	18/20	1
2026	VictorVale	Top 85 Greatest Music Albums	19/85	76
2026	Hayden	Top 100 Music Albums of 1972	34/100	3
2026	Hayden	Ceviche & Empanadas	78/100	-
2025	amirmishali	Top 100 Music Albums of 1972	18/100	4
2025	Santiago	Top 100 Greatest Music Albums	85/100	14
2025	dukeboxkool	Top 100 Music Albums of 1972	43/100	3
2024	Glitterboiii	Top 50 Music Albums of 1972	30/50	2
		Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in.		25
		Total Rank Score: The total rank score.		197

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81/100 (from 26 votes)

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75/100 !	01/02/2026 09:51	Exist-en-ciel	15,589	70/100
80/100 !	01/29/2025 01:13	Fritz	1,366	77/100
80/100 !	11/01/2024 10:34	dukeboxkool	2,232	72/100

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BestEverAlbums 06/26/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5355): By Santiago

“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by ) 1. by (1968) 2. by (1984) 3. by (1971) 4. by (1970) 5. by (1969) 6. by by by (1974) 9. by by (1959) 11. by by (1959) 13. (1977) 14. by (1959) 15. by (1965) 16. by (1973) 17. by by (1979) 19. by (1972) 20. by (2010) 21. by (1965) 22. by…”

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From Anonymous 09/28/2014 22:51 in You must listen to the album below you.

“Happymeal gets This was pretty good (on first listen that is since I've only listened to it just now I believe). Very nice acoustic- esque stuff with great harmonies. Might listen to it again sometime. The rhythm section also stuck as particularly pleasing. Very cave like I'd say which is always…”

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From brun027 05/04/2014 21:35 in You must listen to the album below you.

“Kind of a mixed bag, some great songs and some not great songs. The slower tracks bore me a little, but overall it's pretty good. This makes me want to learn french. Happymeal gets”

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VictorVale 01/02/2023 14:45 | #292425

Grande álbum em português! Pura poesia e delicadeza.

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From heybabyxxx 05/07/2021 13:46 | #269456 | TOP COMMENT

"The Dance of Solitude", one of Paulinho's greatest classics, if not his masterpiece.

A handful of his most well known songs are here (my favorite is the haunting "Meu Mundo É Hoje", one of samba's best lyrics), besides a version of Cartola's "Acontece" and the ironic "Falso Moralista", by Nelson Sargento. It ends with a heartfelt tribute to Paulo da Portela, one of samba's pioneers.

Sublime, beautiful work of art.

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