Acústico, 1997 "MTV Acoustic", nearly 8x platinum in Brazil. Titãs decide to do a live "MTV Unplugged" type greatest-hits record, hiring strings and plenty of backing musicians and guest stars. Liminha returns to the producer chair, and it becomes the band's biggest record ever. Songs: Comida, Go Back, Pra Dizer Adeus, Família, Os Cegos do Castelo, O Pulso, Marvin, Nem 5 Minutos Guardados, Flores, Palavras, Hereditário, A Melhor Forma, Cabeça Dinossauro, 32 Dentes, Bichos Escrotos (excerpt), Não Vou Lutar, Homem Primata, Polícia (excerpt), Querem Meu Sangue, Diversão, Televisão

Produced by: Liminha Artistic Director: Paulo Junqueiro Recorded Live at Teatro João Caetano, on the 6th and 7th of march 1997, in Rio de Janeiro, by Unidades Móveis "Nas Nuvens" and "Solo" Branco Mello - vocals Charles Gavin - drums Marcelo Fromer - acoustic guitar Nando Reis - vocals and bass (acoustic guitar on "Os Cegos Do Castelo") Paulo Miklos - vocals and mandolin Sérgio Britto - vocals, piano and Hammond organ Tony Bellotto - acoustic guitar, 12-string acoustic and slide guitar Musical Guests: Liminha - acoustic guitar (bass on "Os Cegos do Castelo") Marcos Suzano - percussion Special guests: Arnaldo Antunes - on "O Pulso" (Courtesy of BMG) Fito Paez - on "Go Back" (Courtesy of Warner Music Argentina) Jimmy Cliff - on "Querem Meu Sangue" (Courtesy of Island Records) Marisa Monte - on "Flores" (Courtesy of EMI Odeon) Marina Lima - on "Cabeça Dinossauro" (Courtesy of Polygram) Rita Lee - on "Televisão" (Courtesy of Polygram) Roberto de Carvalho - piano on "Televisão" Song Arrangements: Titãs and Liminha Arrangements of strings and brass: Jacques Morelenbaum, Titãs and Liminha Brass Arrangements on "Família", "Homem Primata", "Querem Meu Sangue" and of brass and strings on "Diversão": Marcelo Martins, Titãs and Liminha. Antonella "Fievel" Pareschi - violin / Mariana "Rapunzel" Salles - violin / Cassia Passaroto - cello / Maria Flavia Martins - cello / Cristina Braga - harp / Flavio de Melo - trumpet / Vítor Santos - trombone / Philip Doyle - trompa / José Canuto - sax alto / Marcelo Martins - Tenor sax / Eduardo Morelenhaum - clarone / Arregimentação - Paschoal Perrota Recording Engineer: Vítor Farias Assistants: Marcelo Calvário, Daniel Pires, Breno Gradel, Bruno Leite and Mario Léo Technical Director - Paulo Lima Second Engineers - Denilson Campos and Alexandre Saggesa Mixed by Vítor Farias and Liminha, at U.M.Q.A. in march/april 1997. Assistants: Marcelo "Bro" Calvário, Mário Léo, Breno Gradel and Bruno Leite Digital Editing: Denilson Campos, Liminha and Titãs. Mastering by Ricardo Garcia at Magic Master. Titãs Staff; Executive Production: Nelson Damascena Roadies: Sombra Jones, Sérgio Molina and Gérson Molina "Acústico MTV is a registered trademark of Viacom International Inc. for MTV Brasil Ltda., and is sublicensed to WEA Music exclusively for manufacture of this album and for commerce on Brazilian territory ."