''Abraçaço'' () is an

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by Brazilian singer, songwriter, and

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Caetano Veloso Caetano Emanuel Viana Teles Veloso (; born 7 August 1942) is a Brazilian composer, singer, guitarist, writer, and political activist. Veloso first became known for his participation in the Brazilian musical movement Tropicalismo, which encomp ...

, released in 2012 on

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. In November 2013, the album won the

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of Best Singer-Songwriter Album. The song "Um Abraçaço" was also nominated for

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, Song of the Year and

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. In the following year, a live version of the song "A Bossa Nova é Foda" was nominated for 2014 Latin Grammy's song of the Year and Best Brazilian Song. The album was elected the best 2012 Brazilian album by ''

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Brasil'' and "A Bossa Nova é Foda" was considered by the same magazine as the third best Brazilian song of the same year.

Track listing

# "A Bossa Nova É Foda" - 3:54 # "Um Abraçaço" - 3:50 # "Estou Triste" - 5:13 # "O Império da Lei" - 4:07 # "Quero Ser Justo" - 3:52 # "Um Comunista" - 8:33 # "Funk Melódico" - 4:38 # "Vinco" - 5:40 # "Quando o Galo Cantou" - 3:46 # "Parabéns" - 3:06 # "Gayana" - 4:25

Personnel

- lead vocals, acoustic guitar ;Banda Cê * Pedro Sá - electric guitar, background vocals * Ricardo Dias Gomes - bass, keyboards, background vocals * Marcelo Callado - drums, percussion background vocals ;Special guests *

Thalma de Freitas Thalma de Freitas (Rio de Janeiro, May 14, 1974) is a Brazilian actress, singer and composer. Career The daughter of the composer, conductor and pianist , at 14 she began studying singing and acting at the Teatro Escola Macunaíma. SHe made her ...

, Nina Becker, Lan Lan & Alinne Moraes - background vocals on "Parabéns" * Moreno Veloso - bass and cymbals on "Gayana" ;Production * Moreno Veloso - production, recording, mixing * Pedro Sá - production * Daniel Carvalho - recording, mixing * Felipe Fernandes, Leo Moreira, Pedro Tambellini - recording/mixing assistants * Ricardo Garcia - mastering at Magic Master, Rio de Janeiro ;Additional personnel * Arrangements: Caetano Veloso, Pedro Sá, Ricardo Dias Gomes & Marcelo Callado * Art direction and photography: Fernando Young and Tonho Quinta-Feira * Styling: Felipe Veloso * Review of texts: Luiz Augusto * Graphics coordinator: Geysa Adnet * Artistic Direction (Universal Music): Paul Ralphes

Charts

Weekly charts

References

2012 albums Caetano Veloso albums Universal Records albums Latin Grammy Award for Best Singer-Songwriter Album {{Brazil-album-stub