Construção
by Chico Buarque

Album
Construção by Chico Buarque
Year: 1971
Release date: 1971-11-00
Overall rank: 853rd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
81/100 (from 231 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1971 (27th)
Award Top albums of of the 1970s (179th)
Award Top 1,000 albums of all time (853rd)

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Construção is ranked as the best album by Chico Buarque.

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Construção track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Deus Lhe Pague
Average Rating: 85 (64 votes)Comments: View 1
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Cotidiano
Average Rating: 83 (54 votes)Comments: View 0
3.
Desalento
Average Rating: 82 (50 votes)Comments: View 0
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Construção
Average Rating: 89 (74 votes)Comments: View 1
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Cordão
Average Rating: 81 (48 votes)Comments: View 0
6.
Olha Maria
Average Rating: 78 (47 votes)Comments: View 0
7.
Samba De Orly
Average Rating: 80 (47 votes)Comments: View 0
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Valsinha
Average Rating: 80 (47 votes)Comments: View 1
9.
Minha História
Average Rating: 81 (49 votes)Comments: View 0
10.
Acalanto
Average Rating: 78 (45 votes)Comments: View 0

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Construção rankings

Construção rankings summary
Overall rank: 853rd | 1970s rank: 179th | 1971 rank: 27th  Overall chart history
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Construção ratings

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 !		09/08/2026 16:28 AngelBecerra  Ratings distribution  1,18578/100
 
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Construção forum mentions

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From BestEverAlbums 28 hours ago in Monthly overall chart movements - September 2026
“The overall chart is ever changing, and it's difficult to keep up with the detail of what's happening. So, for those people who are interested, this post attempts to show the latest movements - biggest climbers, movers, new entries and leavers for the top 100, 250, 500 & 1000 over the past month,…”
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“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by baystateoftheart () 1. by (1966) 2. by (1965) 3. by (1967) 4. by (1972) 5. by (1972) 6. (2015) 7. by (2013) 8. by (1969) 9. (1971) 11. by (2015) 12. by by (2012) 14. (1989) 15. (1970) 16. (2007) 17. by (1964) 18. by (1975) 19. by (1971) 21.…”
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From 08/06/2017 14:31 | #195617 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Chico Buarque is a genius. "Construction" is exactly what he does in this album, through his words and sounds he builds whole cities only to destroy them all and start again. It leaves you helpless, small and oddly strong after being able to connect to everything he says.
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From 03/28/2013 02:58 | #70269 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Best album of this magic composer. (Edited)
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From 12/21/2013 23:50 | #98309 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Amazing how timeless it can be. (Edited)
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I was expecting just some Brazilian dance music, which this album has, but Construção is more. The songs are nuanced and the instrumentation is completely unique. Great album.
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From 12/30/2017 02:39 | #204115 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Beautiful! I'm just happy that so many people can enjoy this album even if they don't understand Portuguese (and Yes the lyrics just beautifuly poetic)
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