''Doces Bárbaros'' is a 1976 album by the

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supergroup of the same name. It was recorded June 24 of that year at Anhembi Stadium in São Paulo. Its members were

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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 ...

Maria Bethânia Maria Bethânia Viana Teles Veloso (; born 18 June 1946) is a Brazilian singer and songwriter. Born in Santo Amaro, Bahia, she started her career in Rio de Janeiro in 1964 with the show "Opinião" ("Opinion"). Due to its popularity, with performa ...

and

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, four of the biggest names in the history of the

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. The band was the subject of a 1977 documentary directed by

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. In 1994, they performed a tribute concert to Mangueira school of samba. It was listed by ''

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'' Brazil as one of the 100 best Brazilian albums in history. A documentary of the show was made during the show's Brazilian tour in 1976, it opened in theaters all over Brazil in 1977.

Cover art

Each member's agent wanted their respective artist to appear first on the cover. In order to please the four of them, artist Aldo Luiz used a picture by Orlando Abrunhosa. In the photograph, all members are lying down on the ground and forming an "x", but only their heads are shown. The agents were then convinced that each member could be considered the first depending on the viewer's perspective.

Track listing

References

External links

* 1976 live albums Gilberto Gil albums Caetano Veloso live albums Maria Bethânia albums Gal Costa albums Portuguese-language live albums {{1970s-pop-album-stub