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Brazil by Bus

By Don Thrasher

Brazilian singer and composer Caetano Veloso has been called alternately Brazil’s answer to Bob Dylan, John Lennon and Bob Marley. While these comparisons provide a good indication of the 62-year-old legend’s cultural stature in his country, they don’t accurately capture everything he has achieved. Veloso is responsible for bringing intellectualism and politics to Brazilian popular music in the ’60s as one… return to article

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