Public Figure Profiles

Caetano Veloso

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.Veloso was one of seven children born into the family of José Telles Velloso (commonly known as Seu Zeca), a government official, and Claudionor Viana Telles Veloso (known as Dona Canô). He was born in the city of Santo Amaro da Purificação, in Bahia, a state in the eastern area of Brazil, but moved to Salvador, the state capital, as a college student in the mid-1960s. Soon after that, Veloso won a music contest and was signed to his first label. He became one of the founders of Tropicalismo with a group of several other musicians and artists—including his sister Maria Bethânia—in the same period. However, the Brazilian military dictatorship viewed Veloso's music and political action as threatening, and he was arrested, along with fellow musician Gilberto Gil, in 1969. The two eventually were exiled from Brazil and went to London where they lived for two years. In 1972, Veloso moved back to his home country and once again began recording and performing. He later became popular outside Brazil in the 1980s and 1990s.

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Some of their strengths

Caetano Veloso has many admirable traits.

Based on spiritual traditions from around the world, they are someone who can be described as Intuitive, Bold, Confident, Energetic, Extroverted, Passionate, and Communicative.

Bold and Confident

According to Mysticism’s Astrology tradition, Caetano Veloso is someone who is a bold, confident, energetic, and optimistic person, who is able to combine personal warmth and charisma with intelligence. A person who is known for being fun and creative.

Adventurous and Free

Based on Daoism’s Ba-Zi or ‘Chinese Zodiac’ tradition, people who know Caetano Veloso well know them as someone who can be talented, wayward and free, like a big river or the ocean.

Truthful and Kind

According to Hinduism’s Jyotisha or ‘Vedic Astrology’ tradition, many would also describe Caetano Veloso as someone who is honest, compassionate, imaginative, and instinctual.

A person who enjoys new challlenges, is a magnet for attracting other creative types, good at identifying opportunities, and who is good at forming loyal, lifelong friendships.

Wise and Deep

Based on the Mayan Tzolk’in or ‘Mayan Astrology’ tradition, Caetano Veloso is someone who tends to have an internal innate wisdom, and who people tend to see as an "old soul".

They are also someone who is confident and creative, and who has a love for starting new projects, inventing new things, and giving back to the community.

Creative and Leadership-oriented

According to Judaism’s Kabbalah tradition, Caetano Veloso tends to be someone who is a natural leader, with determination, motivational powers, and who takes obligations seriously. Who has charisma, a sense of humor, and who tends to attract attention.

Some of Caetano Veloso's challenges

While Caetano Veloso has many strengths, nobody is perfect. They also have some challenging traits they need to manage.

For example, Caetano Veloso can be Arrogant, Self-centered, Impulsive, Status-seeking, Hypocritical, Short-tempered, and Unrealistic.

Arrogant and Status-seeking

One of Caetano Veloso's key challenges is that they are someone who can come across as arrogant and status-seeking.

Unrealistic and Indecisive

Caetano Veloso is someone who can be unrealistic, indecisive, and lacking in confidence, who can be impulsive when it comes to making important decisions, have difficulty collaborating with others, can be argumentative and not willling to accept criticism, and who can be disappointed by the high expectations they place on others.

Domineering and Stubborn

Finally, Caetano Veloso also can be too rebellious, not respond to criticism well, and be too emotional and extreme about things.