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Wikipedia article




'"O Leozinho"' is a song composed by Brazilian singer/songwriter Caetano Veloso. The song title means "little lion" in Portuguese. It was recorded by Veloso himself in 1977 and published as the eighth track from his album 'Bicho' (meaning "animal" or "bug" in Portuguese). English lyrics were added by Meja in her 2004 'Mellow', however keeping the original title in Portuguese.

Notable recordings



*Caetano Veloso - 'Bicho' (1977)

*Vozes da Rdio - 'Mappa do Corao' (1997)

*Meja - 'Mellow' (2004)

*Jane Birkin & Caetano Veloso - 'Rendez-Vous' (2006)

*Teresa Salgueiro - 'La Serena' (2007)

*Priscilla Ahn - 'Live Sessions EP' (2008)

*Beirut - 'Red Hot + Rio 2' (2011)

*Mary Roos - 'Denk was du willst' (2013)

See also



*List of bossa nova standards

*O Leozinho

Category:Brazilian songs

Category:Caetano Veloso songs

Category:Portuguese-language songs

Category:1977 songs


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