3 Ways Os Mutantes Broke From Tropicália

Shifted to a pure rock sound Their album A Divina Comédia ou Ando Meio Desligado abandoned the Tropicália aesthetic for a more straightforward rock style.

Lost key collaborators The exile of Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil by Brazil’s military dictatorship removed the movement’s leaders from the group’s creative orbit.

Changed artistic direction Without Tropicália’s founders, Os Mutantes moved away from the genre’s eclectic, politically charged mix toward simpler rock arrangements.