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Caetano Emanuel Viana Teles 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, 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 nine Latin Grammy Awards and two Grammy Awards. On November 14, 2012, Veloso was honored as the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year.- Music Artist
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Maria Bethânia Viana Teles Veloso is a Brazilian singer and songwriter. Born in Santo Amaro, Bahia, she started her career in Rio 'de' Janeiro in 1964 with the show "Opinião" ("Opinion"). Due to its popularity, with performances all over the country, and the popularity of her 1965 single "Carcará", the artist became a star in Brazil.
Bethânia is the sister of the singer-songwriter Caetano Veloso and of the writer-songwriter Mabel Velloso, as well as being aunt of the singers Belô Velloso and Jota Velloso. The singer has released 50 studio albums in 47 years of career and is among the 10 best-selling music artists in Brazil, having sold more than 26 million records. Bethânia was ranked in 2012, by Rolling Stone Brasil magazine, as the fifth biggest voice of Brazilian music.- Actor
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Assis Valente was born on 19 March 1911 in Santo Amaro da Purificação, Bahia, Brazil. He was an actor, known for A Voz do Carnaval (1933), Estudantes (1935) and Cidade-Mulher (1936). He died on 10 March 1958 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Bahiano was born on 5 December 1870 in Santo Amaro da Purificação, Bahia, Brazil. He was an actor, known for Cordão Carnavalesco (1911) and A Serrana (1911). He died on 15 July 1944 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Mano Décio da Viola was born on 14 July 1909 in Santo Amaro da Purificação, Bahia, Brazil. Mano Décio was a composer, known for Ladrões de Cinema (1977). Mano Décio died on 18 October 1984 in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil.