1. Son of the record producer Joao Araujo and the amateur singer Maria Lucia Araujo, Cazuza always had close contact with music.
10 Facts About Cazuza
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Cazuza enrolled in college in 1978, but abandoned the course of journalism three weeks later to work with his father at Som Livre.
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Cazuza moved later to San Francisco, where he came in contact with Beat literature, becoming highly influenced by it.
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In 1985, Cazuza took part in Rock in Rio with Barao Vermelho, and around this time, Caetano Veloso claimed he was the greatest Brazilian poet of his generation.
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Cazuza co-wrote the song "Preciso Dizer que Te Amo" with Bebel Gilberto which was released in 1986 on her self-titled EP.
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Cazuza was openly bisexual but was not active in the LGBT movement.
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Cazuza died in Rio de Janeiro on July 7,1990, at the age of 32, due to a septic shock caused by AIDS.
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Cazuza was buried at the Cemiterio Sao Joao Batista in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro.
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Cazuza's mother set up the Viva Cazuza Society, a charity which sponsors AIDS prevention and provides a home for HIV-positive children.
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Cazuza was portrayed by Jullio Reis in the 2025 Brazilian film Homem com H, a biopic about Ney Matogrosso.