Caetano Veloso

Caetano Veloso

(1942) writer Brazil

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Caetano Veloso (born 1942) was a Brazil writer.

About Caetano Veloso

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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Awards:

Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts|Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Latin Grammy Award for Best Singer-Songwriter Album|Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year|Medal of Cultural Merit|Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)|Brazilian Music Awards|Latin Grammy Hall of Fame|Commander of the Order of Prince Henry|honorary doctorate of the University of Salamanca

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