Construг§гјo Apr 2026

Arranged by Rogério Duprat , the music progressively builds tension using orchestral elements.

The use of clashing chords (such as E minor and F major played simultaneously) mimics the chaotic noise of city traffic. Construção

The song’s brilliance lies in its mathematical "construction." It is composed of dodecasyllabic verses where every line ends in a proparoxytone (a word stressed on the third-to-last syllable), such as máquina , última , and sábado . Arranged by Rogério Duprat , the music progressively

Released during the "years of lead" of Brazil’s military dictatorship (1964–1985), "Construção" is a masterpiece of social critique. It chronicles the final day of a construction worker, whose mundane routine leads to a tragic and dehumanized death. Released during the "years of lead" of Brazil’s

Beneath its poetic complexity, "Construção" is a scathing indictment of labor alienation under capitalism and authoritarianism.

By focusing on the "invisible" worker, Buarque bypassed government censors to highlight the human cost of Brazil's "economic miracle," which prioritized infrastructure over individual dignity.

The song consists of three sections. In each, the verses are largely the same, but the final proparoxytone words are shuffled.