 He recorded "Sentimental" (considered by Dado Villa-Lobos from Legião Urbana to be the best song of 2001), "Retrato pra Iaiá" ("Portrait for Iaiá"), and "Cher Antoine" (sung in French).He also co-wrote with Marcelo "A Flor" ("The Flower"), one of the album's hits, and the instrumental part of the song "Mais Uma Canção" ("One More Song").With their third album, "Ventura" (2003), came Amarante's national recognition as a great songwriter; he wrote songs of indisputable quality, like "Último Romance" ("Last Romance"), "O velho e o moço" ("The Old Man and the Young Lad"), "Um par" ("A Pair"), "Do Sétimo Andar" ("From the Seventh Floor"), and "Deixa o Verão" ("Let The Summer").