On 23 February, Carmen Souza releases a renewed version of “Esperança e Consôl”, a song originally written in 2006 and now re-imagined for a world that still aches for light. Born from witnessing a global absence of love, peace, and hope, the song speaks to those living in darkness—without refuge, direction, or joy—while asking how far we’ve drifted from compassion. Both a lament and a call to courage, Esperança e Consol urges us to choose peace over destruction and to let hope and consolation guide the heart. This new recording doesn’t replace the original; instead, it allows the song to breathe again, resonating with the present moment from a place of deeper awareness. It stands as a quiet but powerful reminder that songs, like people, continue to grow—and that hope always finds new ways to be voiced.