{"product_id":"outras-palavras-seis-vezes-caetano","title":"Other words: Six times Caetano","description":"\"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eIrreverent and provocative like its subject, \u003cem\u003eOutras palavras\u003c\/em\u003e reconstructs the life and work of one of the greatest Brazilian artists of all time.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eCaetano Veloso is one of the greatest symbols of Brazilian popular music and culture. Multifaceted, transgressive, and committed, he amassed a legion of fans over decades of his career, avidly following his prolific and spectacular output, leading movements, and never shying away from political positions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eThe youth in Santo Amaro, carried away by the films of Federico Fellini, the short stories of Clarice Lispector, and the LP \u003cem\u003eChega de Saudade (\u003c\/em\u003e Enough of Longing) by João Gilberto; the false antagonism with Chico Buarque, a musical rivalry fabricated by the press, and the clashes with activists; the new musical poetics of Tropicália; the avant-garde aesthetic and its experiments; the involvements and disappointments with political projects; and the many romantic entanglements that inspired—openly or not—some of the most beautiful compositions in Brazilian music: in \u003cem\u003eOutras palavras (Other Words)\u003c\/em\u003e , journalist Tom Cardoso invokes Caetano's spirit of leadership in our music, his intellectual independence, and his impressive ability to remain prominent for decades on end.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eIn six thematic chapters—the man from Santo Amaro, the controversialist, the leader, the avant-garde, the lover, and the politician—the author brings together testimonies, interviews, and extensive bibliographical research to present the reader with a multiple portrait of a chameleon of Brazilian popular culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e On the back cover of this book, Rodrigo Faour (researcher and author of \u003cem\u003eHistory of Brazilian Popular Music Without Prejudices\u003c\/em\u003e ) defines the artist as follows: “A Narcissus advocating for the devil, amidst right-wing and left-wing extremism, of squares and slackers, with his way of 'being and existing' on stage and in life, breaking conventions and prudishness on various levels, including the cruelest of all: standardized speech.”\u003c\/p\u003e \"","brand":"Totvsrj-record-dc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47174962446588,"sku":"9786555875171","price":79.9,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/9197\/5420\/files\/f7b74e7ff24933dbcb2d06f75a35bed9_e78e5545-468a-429c-8cf5-94505f9e45a2.jpg?v=1778875420","url":"https:\/\/www.record.com.br\/en\/products\/outras-palavras-seis-vezes-caetano","provider":"Editora Record","version":"1.0","type":"link"}