For Brasília, Caetano Veloso is a meeting point between art, politics and collective memory. When he takes the stage at Estelo Brasil Festival, on December 11, this meeting will take on a special form – because it says a lot about our identity and the country we are trying to rebuild.
In recent years, Caetano has increased his public presence as a defender of democracy and a harsh critic of Brazil’s direction. It’s no wonder classics like “Podres Poderes” are back on trend – an anthem that has resonated for 40 years and is still relevant.
The troubled and articulate politician Caetano finds a symbolic stage in Brasilia. The city, with its monumental architecture and daily cul-de-sacs, reflects the kind of thinking that the artist provokes: about the country, about time, about the future.
In Estilo Brasil, the audience should listen to a repertoire spanning six decades: from “Samba” to “Tegresa,” including “Liauzinho,” “Terra” and recent songs that indicate that Caetano continues to write about – and think about – Brazil. It is a combination of memory and utopia, with the aesthetic precision that has always accompanied it.
To see Caetano in Brasilia is to rediscover the sensitivity of a historian who reads the country with rare clarity. It is a reconsideration, through music, of the identity of a Brazil that is still searching for its own direction. And on December 11, this reunion will take place at the Estilo Brasil Festival, an event that celebrates the diversity and power of contemporary Brazilian music.
Estilo Brasil Festival is presented by Banco do Brasil Estilo, hosted by Metrópoles and produced by Oh! Arts.
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Caetano Veloso
December 11
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Location: Ulysses Convention Center Tickets: Digital Box Office