Tropicália ou Panis et Circencis

Tropicália ou Panis et Circencis
Studio album by
Various artists
ReleasedJuly 1968
RecordedMay 1968
StudioRGE Studios, São Paulo, Brazil
Genre
Length38:29
LabelPhilips
ProducerManuel Barenbein
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Review scores
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AllMusic
Spin Alternative Record Guide9/10

Tropicália ou Panis et Circencis (Latin for Bread and circuses) is a 1968 collaboration album by artists including Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Tom Zé, Nara Leão, Os Mutantes and Gal Costa. Considered an important record in the Tropicália movement and in the history of Brazilian music, it features orchestral arrangements by Rogerio Duprat and lyrical contributions from Torquato Neto.