Caetano Veloso is an album released in Brazil in 1968 by the artist of the same name

Caetano Veloso

Caetano Emanuel Viana Teles Veloso , better known as Caetano Veloso, is a Brazilian composer, singer, guitarist, writer, and political activist. Veloso first became known for his participation in the Brazilian musical movement Tropicalismo which encompassed theatre, poetry and music in the 1960s,...

, being one of the first Tropicália efforts. It has arrangements by Júlio Medaglia, Damiano Cozzella, and Sandino Hohagen, and it is very eclectic, showing the "Antropofagia" (artistic cannibalism) aspect of the Tropicália movement, varying from psychedelia

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, rock

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, pop

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, Indian music

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, bossa nova

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, Bahia

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n music and others. It has the hits "Alegria, Alegria", "Tropicália", and "Soy Loco Por Tí, América".

It was listed by Rolling Stone

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Brazil as one of the 100 best Brazilian albums in history.

Track listing

All songs written by Caetano Veloso except where noted.

1. "Tropicália" – 3:39
2. "Clarice" (Veloso, José Carlos Capinam
   José Carlos Capinam
   José Carlos Capinam , better known as Capinam or Capinan, is a Brazilian lyricist and poet. He was active in Brazil's tropicália movement in the 1960s, and he wrote lyrics for various tropicália musicians.At 19, Capinam moved to Salvador, Bahia and attended the Federal University of Bahia where he...
   
   ) – 5:28
3. "No dia em que eu vim-me embora" (Veloso, Gilberto Gil
   Gilberto Gil
   Gilberto Passos Gil Moreira , better known as Gilberto Gil or , is a Brazilian singer, guitarist, and songwriter, known for both his musical innovation and political commitment...
   
   ) – 2:27
4. "Alegria, Alegria
   Alegria, Alegria
   "Alegria, Alegria" is a song written and performed by Caetano Veloso. Often referred to as "the Brazilian anthem of 1967", it later appeared in his influential eponymous 1968 album....
   
   " – 2:50
5. "Onde andarás" (Veloso, Ferreira Gullar
   Ferreira Gullar
   Ferreira Gullar is the pen name for José Ribamar Ferreira , Brazilian poet, playwright, essayist, art critic, and television writer...
   
   ) – 1:57
6. "Anunciação" (Veloso, Rogério Duarte) – 2:21
7. "Superbacana" – 1:27
8. "Paisagem útil" – 2:39
9. "Clara" (featuring Gal Costa
   Gal Costa
   Gal Costa is a Brazilian singer of popular music.-Early life:...
   
   ) (Veloso, Perinho Albuquerque) – 1:45
10. "Soy loco por tí, América" (Gil, Capinam) – 3:44
11. "Ave Maria" – 2:00
12. "Eles" (Veloso, Gil) – 4:37