Caetano

British

/ kɑiˈtənu, kaɪˈtɑːnəʊ /

noun

Marcello (marˈselu). 1906–80, prime minister of Portugal from 1968 until he was replaced by an army coup in 1974.

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In collaboration with Prof. Ana Maria Caetano de Faria from the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, the team will also study the immune profiles of this cohort in greater depth.

From Science Daily • Jan. 8, 2026

Close to 19,000 people, among them the Oscar-winning actor Fernanda Torres and 83-year-old singer Caetano Veloso, rallied at Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana Beach to denounce the proposed changes.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025

Singer Caetano Veloso’s ode to the earth-shaking vehicles proclaimed that the only people not following them must already be dead.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2024

Gil, who hails from Salvador in Bahia state, left for exile in London in 1969 with his friend and fellow musician Caetano Veloso while Brazil was in the grip of a repressive military dictatorship.

From Reuters • Oct. 12, 2023

I knew Fernandes, though not as well as his brother John and his dad, Antonio Caetano Fernandes.

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