Ricota

The story behind

Ultraje a Rigor recorded Ricota in the midst of a frenetic studio session at Nas Nuvens, where the raw sound of São Paulo rock clashed against the Rio de Janeiro establishment. The track, clocking in at 3:09, was born on the same album that catapulted them to stardom: Nós Vamos Invadir Sua Praia (1985), their debut that earned them a platinum record and made them the first Brazilian rock band to shatter sales records. But Ricota was more than just another hit: its lyrics, steeped in the band’s signature irony, captured the exact moment when São Paulo burst onto the national scene with an attitude that producer Pena Schmidt described as a deliberate provocation toward Rio de Janeiro’s groups.