José Carlos Capinam (born 19 February 1941), better known as Capinam or Capinan, is a Brazilian lyricist and poet. He was active in Brazil's tropicália movement in the 1960s, and he wrote lyrics for various tropicália musicians.

Biography

Born in Esplanada,

Bahia Bahia () is one of the 26 Federative units of Brazil, states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo (state), São Paulo, Mina ...

, Brazil, at 19 years of age, Capinam moved to

Salvador, Bahia Salvador () is a Municipalities of Brazil, Brazilian municipality and capital city of the Federative units of Brazil, state of Bahia. Situated in the Zona da Mata in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of Brazil, Salvador is recognize ...

and attended the

Federal University of Bahia The Federal University of Bahia (, UFBA) is a public university located mainly in the city of Salvador. It is the largest university in the state of Bahia. Students can study there without paying tuition fees, as it is a public university. To j ...

where he studied law. At university, he was a member of the União Nacional dos Estudantes (National Student Union), and he befriended musicians

Gilberto Gil Gilberto Passos Gil Moreira (; born 26 June 1942), is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and politician, known for both his musical innovation and political activism. From 2003 to 2008, he served as Brazil's Ministry of Culture (Brazil), Minister of ...

(who was studying business) and

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 Tropicália, which encompas ...

(who was studying philosophy). The 1964 military coup d'état forced him to leave Salvador, and he relocated to São Paulo. In São Paulo he worked on poems for his first book, ''Inquisitórial''. Eventually he returned to Salvador, this time to study medicine. In 2000, he composed the

opera Opera is a form of History of theatre#European theatre, Western theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by Singing, singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically ...

''Rei Brasil 500 Anos'' with Fernando Cerqueira and Paul Gold, to celebrate the 500th anniversary of Brazil's discovery.

Songs

He has co-written songs with

, and others: * Gil: "Viramundo" (on '' Louvação'', 1967); "Ponteio" (com Edu Lobo, destaque do III Festival da Record) "Miserere nóbis" (on '' Tropicália ou Panis et Circencis'', 1968), "Soy loco por tí, América" (recorded by Veloso on ''

'', 1968) * Veloso: "Clarice" (on ''Caetano Veloso'', 1968); "The Empty Boat" (on '' Álbum Branco'', 1969) * Paulinho da Viola: "Canção para Maria"

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Capinam, Jose Carlos 1941 births 20th-century Brazilian male writers 20th-century Brazilian poets 21st-century Brazilian male writers 21st-century Brazilian poets Brazilian male poets Brazilian lyricists Writers from Salvador, Bahia Living people