Caetano Veloso

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Brazilian composer, singer, guitarist, writer, and political activist

Brazil MusiciansBorn 1942 · age 84

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Caetano Emanuel Viana Teles Veloso is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, musician and political activist.

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Photos 4

Caetano Veloso at the III Popular Music Festival, 1967. National Archives of Brazil.

Caetano in 80s

Veloso performs in Lisbon, Portugal in 2007.

In their own words 1

Caetano Veloso

said · 2007

Own words

I am a liberal of extreme left-wing.

O Globo Journal, 12.06.2007

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On YouTube

315K subscribers

Open channel on YouTube

Awards 12

2023honorary doctorate of the University of Salamanca

2023Medal of Cultural Merit

2021Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year

2013Latin Grammy Award for Best Singer-Songwriter Album

2012Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year

2009Latin Grammy Award for Best Singer-Songwriter Album

2007Latin Grammy Award for Best Singer-Songwriter Album

2005Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts

2004Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)

2001Latin Grammy Hall of Fame

Commander of the Order of Prince Henry

Brazilian Music Awards

In their orbit 7

SpousePaula Lavigne

MotherDona Canô

ChildMoreno Veloso

SiblingMaria Bethânia

SiblingRoberto Veloso

SiblingMabel Veloso

SiblingRodrigo Cicchelli Velloso

Connected to Caetano 6

Olavo de CarvalhoAlso in 1964: Brazil between weapons and books (2019)

Gilberto GilAlso in Talking Cinema (1986)

Pedro AlmodóvarAlso in Talk to Her (2002)

Murilo BenícioAlso in Orfeu (1999)

Amos GitaiAlso in Welcome to São Paulo (2004)

Norma BengellAlso in Tabu (1983)

About this person

Caetano Emanuel Viana Teles Veloso is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, musician and political activist. Veloso first became known for his participation in the Brazilian musical movement Tropicália, which encompassed theatre, poetry and music in the 1960s, at the beginning of the Brazilian military dictatorship that took power in 1964. He has remained a constant creative influence and best-selling performing artist and composer ever since. Veloso has won nineteen Brazilian Music Awards, nine Latin Grammy Awards and two Grammy Awards. On 14 November 2012, Veloso was honored as the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year.

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Brazil