voice. It would become the album's main single and was featured on the telenovela Mulheres Apaixonadas (aired by Rede Globo in 2003) soundtrack. The original version was remixed and included on the album. "Hoje" was shelved for many years. Leila Pinheiro was a Legião Urbana fan and included "Tempo Perdido" in her repertoire. One day, she paid Russo a visit in Ilha do Governador to ask for permission to record the track on her third album, Alma (1988), and both became friends since that moment. Later, when Russo was already aware of his HIV-positive condition, he showed Pinheiro the lyrics to "Hoje" and asked her to play it on the piano inn a bossa nova style. The lyrics expressed a wish for more time – back then, Pinheiro wasn't aware of Russo's condition and didn't get the song's message. Never again did she have access to the tape Russo recorded until Fróes recovered it and producer Nilo Romero invited her to sing the final version. "Boomerang Blues" was composed during Russo's "O Trovador Solitário" (The Lonely Troubador) era. The version featured on this album received a new arrangement that kept Russo's voice and acoustic guitar and added a dobro and a harmonica by producer Nilo Romero. In 2017, it was featured in another Globo telenovela, this time as the opening theme of O Outro Lado do Paraíso. Barão Vermelho covered it for their album Declare Guerra. Presente still had some gaps by the end of the agreed production period – December 2002 – February 2003 – because the label couldn't negotiate with all involved parts in time. Some of these missing parts (namely duets with Dorival Caymmi and Adriana Calcanhotto) ended up used in a future Renato Russo solo release, Duetos. To fill in these gaps, some interviews Russo had given to José Maurício Machline, from International Magazine, were used. Title The album's title was proposed by lawyer Silvia Gandelman, since it would be released on Russo's birthday. Track list Personnel According to Fuscaldo 2016, pp. 189–190. Renato Russo – vocals on all tracks, acoustic guitar on "Bomerang Blues", "Thunder Road" Moska – twelve-string guitar on "Mais Uma Vez" Billy Brandão – guitar on "Mais Uma Vez" Nilo Romero – dobro and harmonica on "Boomerang Blues", bass guitar and steel acoustic guitar on "Mais Uma Vez" Sacha Amback – keyboards on "Mais Uma Vez" Jongui – drums on "Mais Uma