Artist
Torquato Neto
Torquato Neto wrote the words that gave Tropicália's sonic collages their literary edge. Born in Teresina, Piauí, in 1944, he moved to Rio de Janeiro in the 1960s and fell in with the concrete poetry scene that fed directly into the movement's music.
The full story is in Brazilian Tropicália.
At a glance
- Active
- 1960s–1972
- From
- Teresina, Piauí, Brazil
- Listening guide track
- “Pra Dizer Adeus”
Listen
In the Brazilian Tropicália listening guide: “Pra Dizer Adeus”
In the issues
- Brazilian TropicáliaSupporting cast · 1967-1972 · Members
Brazilian Tropicália is a music scene from Salvador and São Paulo, Brazil, 1967–1972. Its principal artists include Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Os Mutantes and Tom Zé. This issue covers 10 essential albums and 15 dated events.
Terms
- Concrete poetry
- A form of poetry in which the visual arrangement of words and letters on the page is as important as their linguistic meaning, an experimental movement that influenced Brazilian Tropicália musicians and lyricists.