Brazilian composer, singer, guitarist, author, and political activist Caetano Emanuel Viana Teles Veloso was born on August 7, 1942.
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When was Caetano Veloso exiled?
Veloso was detained alongside singer Gilberto Gil in 1969 because the military government in Brazil saw his music and political activism as a danger. The two eventually left Brazil and relocated to London, where they spent the next two years.
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At the start of the Brazilian military dictatorship that gained power in 1964, in the 1960s, Veloso first rose to prominence for his involvement in the musical movement known as Tropicalismo in Brazil. Tropicalismo included music, poetry, and theatre.
Since then, he has continued to have a significant impact on creativity and is a top-selling performer and composer. Veloso has won two Grammy Awards as well as nine Latin Grammy Awards. Veloso received recognition as the 2012 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year on November 14.
