Encontros E Despedidas is a track by Milton Nascimento from the 1985 album Encontros E Despedidas. Written by Milton Nascimento and Fernando Brant, the song was originally released on LP in 1985 and on CD in the US in 1986. The tune sits in the Latin MPB realm, with lush arrangements by Wagner Tiso and a notable guest flute part by Hubert Laws, accompanying a line-up that includes Nico Assumpção on bass and Robertinho Silva on drums plus the group Uakti. Lyrically, it meditates on meetings and farewells, portraying life as a train station where arrivals and departures are two sides of the same journey.
