''Bicho'' (Polysemical term, meaning: any animal, except to men; a wild animal; or an insect or bug, in Portuguese. In the late 60s it became an endearment term, commonly used as slang in Brazil) is a 1977 studio album by

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. The album was recorded after Veloso spent a month with

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, and the influence of

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such as Jùjú can be heard throughout the album.

Track listing

# Odara (

) - 7:16 # Two naira Fifty kobo (Caetano Veloso) - 5:04 # Gente (Caetano Veloso) - 3:37 # Olha o menino (

Jorge Ben Jorge Duílio Lima Menezes (born March 22, 1939) is a Brazilian popular musician, performing under the stage name Jorge Ben Jor since the 1980s, though commonly known by his former stage name Jorge Ben (). His characteristic style fuses samba, ...

) - 3:03 # Um índio (Caetano Veloso) - 2:56 # A grande borboleta (Caetano Veloso) - 1:12 # Tigresa (Caetano Veloso) - 6:21 #

O Leãozinho "O Leãozinho" () is a song composed by Brazilian singer/songwriter Caetano Veloso. The song title means "little lion" in Portuguese. It was recorded by Veloso himself in 1977 and published as the eighth track from his album Bicho (meaning "animal ...

(Caetano Veloso) - 3:06 # Alguém cantando (Caetano Veloso) - 2:43

References

1977 albums Caetano Veloso albums Música Popular Brasileira albums PolyGram albums {{Brazil-album-stub