# Caetano Veloso — Every Record We Rank

Caetano Veloso appears 3 times in our Tropicália list, placing as high as No. 1. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

- **Ranked entries:** 3
- **Appears on:** Tropicália
- **Years:** 1967–1968
- **Highest placing:** No. 1 in Tropicália
- **Updated:** 2026-08-31
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/caetano-veloso/

## Appears on

### [Tropicália](https://waxonia.com/track/caetano-veloso--tropicalia/)

*1968 · Philips · No. 1 in [Tropicália](https://waxonia.com/genre/tropicalia/)*

The song that named the movement, a collage of Brasília, monuments and television, sung deadpan over an arrangement that keeps changing its mind.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Caetano%20Veloso%20Tropic%C3%A1lia) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=WwfwRULbSA8)

### [Alegria, Alegria](https://waxonia.com/track/caetano-veloso--alegria-alegria/)

*1967 · Philips · No. 2 in [Tropicália](https://waxonia.com/genre/tropicalia/)*

Performed at a televised festival with an electric rock band and booed by a crowd who wanted acoustic protest songs. He won anyway, and the argument started that night.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Caetano%20Veloso%20Alegria%2C%20Alegria) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=WL8l8olaMmI)

### [É Proibido Proibir](https://waxonia.com/track/caetano-veloso--e-proibido-proibir/)

*1968 · Philips · No. 6 in [Tropicália](https://waxonia.com/genre/tropicalia/)*

"It is forbidden to forbid." He was shouted down at the festival, harangued the audience from the stage, and was arrested and exiled within months.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Caetano%20Veloso%20%C3%89%20Proibido%20Proibir) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=mCM2MvnMt3c)

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