Moreno Veloso

Brazilian singer Gal Costa is Moreno Veloso's godmother and his cousins are the famous actress Patrícia Pillar and the singers Luiza Possi, Davi Moraes and Marina Lima.

[2] Veloso studied physics at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.

In 2000, he recorded his first album, Máquina de Escrever Música (English: Music Typewriter), but his songwriting debut came in 1982 with "Um Canto de Afoxé para o Bloco Do Ilê", a reference to Ilê Aiyê, a carnival bloco from Salvador, Bahia.

In 1998, Veloso collaborated with Sadjo Djolo Koiate on the track "Coral" for the AIDS benefit compilation album Onda Sonora: Red Hot + Lisbon produced by the Red Hot Organization.

Proceeds from the sales were donated to raise awareness and money to fight AIDS/HIV and related health and social issues.