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Geraldo Vandré, born on September 12, 1935, in João Pessoa, Paraíba, is a Brazilian singer, composer, and guitar player. He gained recognition in 1966 when his song "Disparada," performed by Jair Rodrigues, became a hit at the Record Festival, tying for first place with Chico Buarque's "A banda." In 1968, Vandré entered his song "Pra não dizer que não falei das flores" (also known as "Caminhando") in the International Song Festival. The song's refrain was seen as a call to resist the dictatorship in Brazil, though it lost to "Sabia" by Chico Buarque and Tom Jobim. That same year, Vandré went into exile due to political pressure, first staying at the farm of the late Guimarães Rosa before moving to Chile and then France. He returned to Brazil in 1973 and has since lived and composed in São Paulo. Vandré has dismissed rumors of having been tortured, stating that the image of him as a "Che Guevara" singer hinders his artistry. One of his later works, "Fabiana," was written in honor of the Brazilian Air Force and presented at the São Paulo Municipal Library in the 1990s.

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