Tropicália was a Brazilian cultural movement that lasted roughly two years before the military government banned it and imprisoned its leaders. Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil were jailed then exiled to London. Alegria, Alegria was Veloso's opening salvo: electric guitars, Beatles harmonies, and imagery from cinema, advertising, and São Paulo streets delivered with total confidence. It scandalized the Brazilian left who thought rock guitars were American imperialism, and the military right who saw the lyrics as subversive. Both were correct.
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