Richard Mortifoglio of AllMusic described the album as "a quiet, post-bossa nova effort characterized by fine singing and some very good songs, some of them penned by Veloso himself."[2] Rob Arcand of Vice wrote, "Caetano Veloso would become an especially strong proponent of the acoustic style of João Gilberto; his 1967 debut album Domingo offered a near-perfect recreation of the soft voice and playing style of the Bahia native, even as his lyrics had more to do with staying strong amid political uncertainty than lazing about on the Ipanema shores."[3]