Dora Morelenbaum - Ao Vivo no Rio Dora Morelenbaum

Following a world tour in support of her Latin Grammy-nominated debut album Pique, Dora Morelenbaum returns with Ao Vivo no Rio, an intimate live session with longtime collaborator Guilherme Lirio. The duo strip the arrangements back to two guitars, two voices, a drum machine and a few effects pedals.

The set draws on Pique and the Vento de Beirada EP, alongside Lirio’s arrangement of the traditional Brazilian folk song “Umbuesara”. The pair sing in English on their cover of Bobby Charles’ 1972 song “I Must Be in a Good Place Now”, a live favourite, and Morelenbaum makes João Donato’s “Até Quem Sabe”, from Quem É Quem, feel like one of her own.

Recorded at Estúdio Guanabara in Rio de Janeiro on 1 March 2026, the session finds Morelenbaum back home among friends and family. Her Bala Desejo bandmate Lucas Nunes handled recording and mixing with help from Leo Marques. On opener “Pique”, reverberating guitar takes the place of the original strings, while the synth lines of “Talvez (As Canções)” become a delicate exchange between the two guitars.

“Do a Do” takes on the quality of a lullaby, while the crunchy drum machine on “Sim, Não” keeps the original’s groove intact. At the close of “Petricor”, the duo use a loop pedal to build layers of percussion and melody from the same guitar.

The release features artwork and design by Morelenbaum’s longtime collaborator Maria Cau Levy (M-Cau).