Caetano Veloso

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Caetano Veloso's portrait

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Birthday: August 07, 1942

Place of birth: Santo Amaro, Brazil

Biography

Caetano Emanuel Viana Teles Veloso (7 August 1942), better known as Caetano Veloso, is a Brazilian composer, singer, guitarist, writer, and political activist. Veloso first became known for his participation in the Brazilian musical movement Tropicalismo which encompassed theatre, poetry and music in the 1960s, at the beginning of the Brazilian military dictatorship. He has remained a constant creative influence and best-selling performing artist and composer ever since.

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