Final Research Paper: Os Mutantes and Tropicália
By: Christie Alexander
In Brazil, on April 1, 1964, the Armed Forces, backed by the United States, overthrew the Brazilian President João Goulart. Goulart was a member of the Brazilian Labour Party. The 1964 Brazilian coup d’état put Brazil under the control of a military regime until 1985. This event sparked a musical movement in Brazil known as Tropicália. Also known as Tropicalismo, this movement was not only about music in Brazil but theater, literature and other artistic forms as well. The music of the movement was characterized by a unique combination of traditional Brazilian musical styles and popular western modern music like rock and roll. The music of the Tropicália movement gave …show more content…
Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso were on the forefront of Tropicália as some of the main creators and composers of the music during the movement. They both became known as some of the founders of Tropicália with a group of several other musicians and composers at the time and successfully changed the whole of Brazils music. Their music, filled with ironic jabs at the Brazilian military was quickly deemed politically threatening by the government. Gil and Veloso were closely watched and continuously censored by the military government until eventually both were arrested. Following their arrest, Gil and Veloso were exiled from Brazil completely (McGowan and Pessanha). They spent the next few years in London continuing to make music until they were finally able to return. There is still no clear charge for the arrests besides simply being socially disrupting and upsetting the Brazilian government. Tropicália wasn’t only a movement set out
By: Christie Alexander
In Brazil, on April 1, 1964, the Armed Forces, backed by the United States, overthrew the Brazilian President João Goulart. Goulart was a member of the Brazilian Labour Party. The 1964 Brazilian coup d’état put Brazil under the control of a military regime until 1985. This event sparked a musical movement in Brazil known as Tropicália. Also known as Tropicalismo, this movement was not only about music in Brazil but theater, literature and other artistic forms as well. The music of the movement was characterized by a unique combination of traditional Brazilian musical styles and popular western modern music like rock and roll. The music of the Tropicália movement gave …show more content…
Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso were on the forefront of Tropicália as some of the main creators and composers of the music during the movement. They both became known as some of the founders of Tropicália with a group of several other musicians and composers at the time and successfully changed the whole of Brazils music. Their music, filled with ironic jabs at the Brazilian military was quickly deemed politically threatening by the government. Gil and Veloso were closely watched and continuously censored by the military government until eventually both were arrested. Following their arrest, Gil and Veloso were exiled from Brazil completely (McGowan and Pessanha). They spent the next few years in London continuing to make music until they were finally able to return. There is still no clear charge for the arrests besides simply being socially disrupting and upsetting the Brazilian government. Tropicália wasn’t only a movement set out