Fardado
"Fardado" (Uniformed) is a single by Brazilian rock band Titãs, released in 2014. It is the first single of their fourteenth album Nheengatu as well as the album's opening track. A short preview of the track was released in April 2014, when the album became available for pre-order. The track criticizes the police and is viewed by some as an update to their 1986 hit "Polícia", off their Cabeça Dinossauro album. Lyrics The song's introductory verse ("Você também é explorado - fardado!", which can be translated as "You are also exploited - uniformed (guy)!") was inspired by a sign seen amidst the 2013 protests in Brazil, held by a woman in front of a battalion of the military police, a sign that read: "Fardado, você também é explorado" ("Uniformed, you are also exploited). Commenting on the track's resemblance to "Polícia", guitarist Tony Bellotto said that they have similar critics, but with different focuses. He explained: Keyboardist, bassist, vocalist and co-writer Sérgio Britto said that the idea of the song is to focus on the fact that police officers are also victims of exploitation and, as such, should refrain from repressing demonstrations of other exploited people. In another interview, he stated: