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Torquato Neto

Brazilian poet, journalist and songwriter (1944-1972)

  • Fame48.5
  • Momentum3.3
  • Wikipedia1.7K
Source-basedStable
Lived 1944–1972, aged 28Brazil
BrazilBrazilJournalistsJournalist
  • Wikipedia
    7 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1944–1972
    Aged 28
  • Known for
    Tropicália
    2012
Summary
Updated 2026-06-16

Torquato Pereira de Araújo Neto was a Brazilian journalist, poet and songwriter. He is perhaps best known as a lyricist for the Tropicália counterculture movement, which later expanded its influence to Música popular brasileira. He worked with Gal Costa, Gilberto Gil, Edu Lobo and Waly Salomão. He died by suicide at the age of 28.

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48.5
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Momentum3.3
Historical8.4
Now attention18.1
Source confidence60.0
Completeness75.0
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