Noites Do Norte - 2001
On Noites Do Norte (Northern Nights) Veloso explores of the legacy of slavery in Brazil. The album was heavily influenced by the writing of Joaquim Nabuco, a 19th century Brazilian abolitionist. Rolling Stone Magazine gave the album it's highest rating and Downbeat Magazine named him their "Beyond Artist of the Year" for 2001.

"It's the stuff of policy journals and think tanks. But Veloso, the Brazilian singer-songwriter who is a master of allegory, breathes the romance of the streets into his subject matter, telling of lives suspended by slavery and the crusaders who rebelled against it, " Rolling Stone's Tom Moon writes.

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Livro - 1999
The release of Livro (Book) coincided with the publication of Veloso's biographical account of the founding of the Tropicalia movement in Brazil. The album was named Downbeat Magazine's "Beyond Album of the Year" and earned a four-star rating from Rolling Stone.

"Livro is a fresh, fearless collection that balances ideas and sonics, art-song stream and pop sport, street hummability and academic achievement, Tropicalia guts and Antonio Carlos Jobim grace," Rolling Stone's James Hunter writes.

Tropicalia 2 - 1993
Tropicalia 2 celebrates the 25th anniversary of Tropicalia music and the 50th birthday of its primary founders, Veloso and Gilberto Gil. Bossa Magazine called the album "a brilliant collaboration with some of the most experimental as well as beautiful songs produced in the history of MPB [Brazilian Popular Music]."

Public Radio International's AfroPop WorldWide program said this "collaboration by two of Brazil's most adventurous and appealing pop musicians has vitality and class to spare. The release celebrates twenty-five years of tropicalismo, the liberating blend of roots culture, rock-and-roll, politics, and poetry that landed both of these artists in exile under Brazil's 1970's-era military regime."

Fina Estampa - 1994
Fina Estampa represents Veloso's foray into Spanish music. Some of his traditional fans were taken off guard by what Bossa Magazine called, "A beautiful studio album of songs from the Spanish-speaking Americas….a complete departure from what people had come to expect of him, but a beautiful tribute nonetheless." The record includes the work of maestro violinist Jacques Morelenbaum.

Circulado - 1992
Circulado (Encircled) is full of commentaries on social injustice and joyful celebrations. "If you blended Stevie Wonder's mysticism and social consciousness, Cole Porter's romantic sophistication and the hushed intensity of the Brazilian singer-guitarist João Gilberto, you might begin to have some idea of the range of inflections in Veloso's music," Rolling Stone's Stephen Holden wrote.

Totalmente Demais - 1986
To record Totalmente Demais (Totally Too Much), Veloso took the stage at the Copacabana Hotel with only an acoustic guitar. The result was a wildly popular album that resulted in Veloso's first platinum the album, with more than 250,000 copies sold.

Uns - 1983
Critics have found threads of 1980s New Wave on Uns (Some). The album produced hits such as "Eclipse oculto"(Occult eclipse) and "Você é linda" (You are beautiful), and includes a samba performed with percussionists from the União da Ilha samba school in Rio and Veloso's sister, Maria Bethânia. Shortly before the release of Uns, Veloso played New York for the first time, drawing the praise of U.S. critics.

Bicho - 1977
Bicho (Animal), includes future classics such as "Tigresa" (Tigress), "Um índio"(An Indian), "Gente"(People), "Leãozinho" (Lion) and "Odara". With the song "Odara," Veloso makes a contribution to the cultural vocabulary of Brazil. His personal history explains:

"A new polemic arises. The term 'odara' will become synonymous to 'hippie'- or, for the lefties, 'alienado' ('alienated'); the 'odaras' in turn will call any who asks them their specific political position, 'ideological patrols', updating the division between the tropicalistas and those committed to the MPB, ten years after the movement."

Qualquer Coisa - 1975
"Qualquer Coisa" (Whatever Thing) shows Veloso's affinity for the Fab Four. It includes three Beatles songs and the album's cover is based on that of "Let it Be." The record's title track also became a classic.

Caetano Veloso - 1968
Veloso's first solo album, includes many songs that became classics, including "Alegria, alegria" (Happiness, Happiness), considered the anthem of the Tropicalia movement; "Soy loco por ti, America" (I am crazy for you, America); "No dia que eu vim-me embora" (On the day I left); and "Superbacana" (Supercool).

Domingo - 1967
Domingo, Veloso's first album, is a collaboration with friend and fellow musician Gal Costa. The record demonstrates the pair's affinity for bossa nova, but Caetano hints at the musical revolution to come with this passage in the liner notes:

"My inspiration nowadays is tending towards very different directions than those followed until now".