Caetano Veloso, Verdade Tropical and Intimate Writing
This essay analyzes Caetano Veloso’s autobiographical book, Verdade Tropical (1997), as a construction of the Brazilian musician and composer’s self-image within the context of Tropicalismo, exploring the tension between the presentation of intimacy and the performativity of the “superstar,” as well...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2025 |
| País: | Ecuador |
| Recursos: | Universidad Andina Simón Bolivar |
| Repositorio: | Revista Andina de Letras y Estudios Culturales |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:revistas.uasb.edu.ec:article/5822 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://revistas.uasb.edu.ec/index.php/kipus/article/view/5822 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Caetano Veloso tropicalismo Brazilian Popular Music intimacy military dictatorship música popular brasileña intimidad dictadura militar |
| Resumo: | This essay analyzes Caetano Veloso’s autobiographical book, Verdade Tropical (1997), as a construction of the Brazilian musician and composer’s self-image within the context of Tropicalismo, exploring the tension between the presentation of intimacy and the performativity of the “superstar,” as well as the movement’s search for intellectual and political legitimacy amidst the military dictatorship in Brazil. |
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