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Caetano Veloso was born on August 7, 1942 in Santo Amaro, Bahia, Brazil and is credited as a writer, politician and singer. That puts Caetano Veloso at 84 years old in 2026. Schooling on record includes Federal University of Bahia. Recorded honors include Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil) (2004), Commander of the Order of Prince Henry, Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year (2012) and 3 more.
My Take
Caetano Veloso is one of those rare artists who genuinely changed the course of music in his country — and then kept going for decades. Born in a small town in Bahia in 1942, he co-founded the Tropicália movement in the late 1960s, which mashed together bossa nova, rock, psychedelia, and Brazilian folk in ways that made the military dictatorship nervous enough to exile him. That fact alone tells you everything: when a government is scared of your songs, you're doing something right. What I love about Caetano is that he never settled into a comfort zone — even after winning multiple Latin Grammys for best singer-songwriter and being named Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year in 2012, he kept pushing. Intellectual, political, sensual — the man contains multitudes, and his catalog rewards every listen with something new.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Caetano Veloso
- Name (Japanese)
- カエターノ・ヴェローゾ
- Reading
- かえたーの・ゔぇろーぞ
- Born
- August 7, 1942 (age 84)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Horse
- Origin
- Santo Amaro, Bahia, Brazil
- Occupation
- writer / politician / singer / guitarist / jazz guitarist
2. Background
- University
- Federal University of Bahia
Awards & achievements
- 2004 Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)
- Commander of the Order of Prince Henry
- 2012 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year
- 2007 Latin Grammy Award for Best Singer-Songwriter Album
- 2013 Latin Grammy Award for Best Singer-Songwriter Album
- 2009 Latin Grammy Award for Best Singer-Songwriter Album
- 2021 Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year
- Brazilian Music Awards
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.caetanoveloso.com.br/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/caetanoveloso/
- Xhttps://x.com/falacaetano
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caetano%20Veloso
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%82%A8%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8E%E3%83%BB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BE
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q309983
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Caetano Veloso born?
Born August 7, 1942 (age 84).
Where is Caetano Veloso from?
Caetano Veloso is from Santo Amaro, Bahia, Brazil.
What does Caetano Veloso do?
Caetano Veloso works as writer, politician, singer, guitarist, jazz guitarist.
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