His parents are Brazilian singer
Caetano Veloso and his first wife Idelzuith Gadelha (Dedé) 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,
Marina Lima and
Preta Gil, daughter of his aunt
Sandra Gadelha. Since childhood, he lived with
Gilberto Gil, his aunt
Maria Bethânia and other important names in the arts, especially Brazilian music. Veloso studied
physics at the
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. He turned later to music and singing. 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. Again in 2011, he contributed to the song "Águas de Março" that featured ATOM™ Toshiyuki Yasuda and
Fernanda Takai for the
Red Hot Organization's charitable album
Red Hot+Rio 2. The album is a follow-up to the 1996,
Red Hot + Rio. Proceeds from the sales were donated to raise awareness and money to fight AIDS/HIV and related health and social issues. One of Moreno Veloso's music groups is called Moreno + 2, including Moreno Veloso, Alexandre Kassin and Domênico Lancelotti. ==Partial discography==