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Caetano Veloso

Award received: <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Q10341322&amp;oldid=2484908976" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil) · dated 2004
Education: <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Q159102&amp;oldid=2560834805" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Federal University of Bahia
Award received: <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Q18346436&amp;oldid=2545578748" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Commander of the Order of Prince Henry

Wikidata describes Caetano Veloso as Brazilian composer, singer, guitarist, writer, and political activist.

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