Presente (English: Gift) is the fourth solo album by Brazilian singer-songwriter Renato Russo, and his second posthumous one, released in March 2003, seven years after his death. Background Journalist and producer Marcelo Fróes searched Russo's personal archives and EMI's collection, willing to find anything that could be used for an album or something like that. Before he finished his work, he was summoned by the label to propose some release and he suggested using rarities left by Russo. It was something similar to a project that Reginaldo Ferreira, a former roadie of Russo's main band Legião Urbana and his personal friend, had presented to Jorge Davidson (the label's artistic manager), but had been rejected. Davidson ended up planning the album alone, without consulting Fróes. The journalist then demanded to be credited as the project's conceiver and executive producer, besides deciding the order of the songs so they would be just like he envisioned. Davidson accepted and was credited as artistic manager on "Mais Uma Vez", "Hoje" and "Boomerang Blues". Repertoire and curation Fróes found part of the songs on house made recordings by Russo, such as "Hoje" (a duet with Leila Pinheiro), "Boomerang Blues" (written by him and recorded by Barão Vermelho) and "Thunder Road" (a cover of American singer Bruce Springsteen). Previously released songs were also included, such as "A Cruz e a Espada" (duet with Paulo Ricardo, ex-RPM), "A Carta" (duet with Erasmo Carlos), "Quando Eu Estiver Cantando" (a Cazuza cover originally recorded live for Viva Cazuza, a special show that took place in October 1990, three months after his death and that continues into a cover of "Endless Love") and "Gente Humilde" (duet with acoustic guitarist Hélio Delmiro, recorded for 1993's Songbook Vinícius de Moraes vol. 3, a project celebrating Vinicius de Moraes 90th birthday prepared by Almir Chediak). "A Cruz e a Espada" was later released as a duet in Ricardo's 1996 solo album Rock Popular Brasileiro. "Cathedral Song / Catedral" is a special mix of "Cathedral Song" (cover lof Tanita Tikaram) and "Catedral" (another version, but sung in Portuguese by Zélia Duncan). The idea came from Victor Kelly, from EMI's marketing department. "Mais Uma Vez", written by Russo and Flávio Venturini and recorded by 14 Bis (of which Venturini was a member) in 1987, was the big bet of the label concerning this album. A new version of the song was created, using only Russo's