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Brazilian composer, singer, guitarist, writer, and political activist, pivotal in the Tropicália movement and a global icon of Brazilian music.Born in Santo Amaro da Purificação, Bahia. Co-founded the revolutionary Tropicália movement in the late 1960s. Arrested and exiled by Brazil's military dictatorship (1969-1972). Released over 50 albums blending samba, bossa nova, rock, and avant-garde. Won two Grammy Awards and nine Latin Grammys. Active in social and environmental causes.

• In 1968, Veloso and Gilberto Gil were arrested by Brazil's military regime for subversive lyrics during a live performance, leading to their 1969 exile to London.
• His song 'É Proibido Proibir' sparked riots at a 1968 music festival when conservative audiences rejected his fusion of electric guitars with Brazilian rhythms.
• During exile, he immersed himself in psychedelic rock and reggae, later incorporating these into albums like 'Transa' (1972), reshaping Brazilian pop.
• Openly criticized government corruption during Brazil's 2013 protests; his song 'Verdade Tropical' became an anthem for demonstrators.
• Revealed in memoirs he struggled with depression post-exile, describing his London years as 'creative isolation under gray skies'.