"Índios"
| "Índios" | ||||
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| Single by Legião Urbana | ||||
| from the album Dois | ||||
| Released | 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
| Genre | New wave | |||
| Length | 4:31 | |||
| Label | EMI-Odeon | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Renato Russo | |||
| Producer(s) | Mayrton Bahia | |||
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"Índios" is a song composed by Renato Russo, released in 1986 on the Dois album by Legião Urbana and also released as the third single from the album in December the same year. A live version was also released in 2001 as a single from the live album Como é Que Se Diz Eu te Amo.
The song's title includes quotation marks. According to Russo, they are used to indicate that the title does not refer to Brazil's first inhabitants, but to the innocence instilled in the country's people since its beginnings, with them always being fooled by their leaders. The song begs for a different world, with less selfish people.