After the military coup of 1964, the new regime imposed
censorship on music and persecuted musicians. Despite the military’s
restrictions, tropicalismo emerged as a musical movement in the 1960s. The most
notable musicians were Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil. The movement only
lasted a couple of years, ending when Caetano and Gil were exiled. The
censorship restrictions were relaxed in 1985.