1968 was a great year for Tropicalia... and the last year Brazil still had a semblance of political & intelectual freedom.
Intervalo n. 291 (4 August 1968) and n. 269 (3rd March 1968); both covers were taken in the same photo session at Editora Abril and used in different dates. The red shirt is the same and Caetano's hair length is the same.
Intervalo n. 291 - 4 August 1968.
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Intervalo n. 269 - 3rd March 1968.
ROGÉRIO DUPRAT & MUTANTES
'Veja', weekly magazine, 18 September 1968, shows Rogério Duprat, visionary orchestra arranger and conductor who gave an orchestral polish to the music written by Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Tom Zé, Mutantes etc. One could easily say Duprat did for Tropicália what George Martin did for the Beatles. He was born in Rio de Janeiro on 7 February 1932.
Rogério Duprat in the pages of 'Veja', 18 September 1968.
Mutantes at Maracanãzinho sing 'Caminhante noturno' and held the whole arena spell-bound. Cariocas had never heard such a new and vibrant sound. Mutantes themselves were surprised by the audience's positive reaction for they had been booed just a week before in São Paulo while accompanying Caetano Veloso with his ground-breaking 'É proibido proibir'. 'Veja' tells part of the story in its issue of 2nd October 1968.
Cream-de-la-creme of Brazilian pop music in 1967 pose for Manchete. Starting with groups they were Argentine rock band Beat Boys, rock trio Mutantes (Rita, Arnaldo & Sergio), MPB-4 plus Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Nara Leão, Roberto Carlos, Geraldo Vandré, Sérgio Ricardo, Nana Caymmi, Marília Medalha sans Edu Lobo (who won the Festival with 'Ponteio'), Chico Buarque de Hollanda and Sidney Miller.
A slightly different pose with the addition of Edú Lobo (centre)...
