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João Gilberto
Acting
10 Jun 1931
† 06 Jul 2019
Juazeiro, Bahia, Brasil
Biography
João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira OMC, better known as João Gilberto (Juazeiro, June 10, 1931 — Rio de Janeiro, July 6, 2019), was a Brazilian singer, guitarist and composer. Considered a brilliant artist by musicologists and specialized journalists, he revolutionized Brazilian music by creating a new guitar beat to play samba: the "Bossa Nova".
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João Gilberto's Movies
64%
They Shot the Piano Player
06 Oct 2023
78%
O Barato de Iacanga
10 Jun 2019
62%
Vinicius de Moraes
01 Nov 2005
64%
Where Are You, João Gilberto?
05 May 2018
45%
Copacabana Palace
03 Nov 1962
75%
Brasil
05 Dec 1981
83%
Ritas
22 May 2025
62%
It's All Brazil
18 Sept 1997
62%
Isto é Noel Rosa
05 Jan 1990
90%
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
30 Jan 2023
55%
O Gerente
22 Jan 2011
75%
Miúcha, The Voice of Bossa Nova
10 Sept 2022
75%
Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
01 Jan 2005
70%
Garoto - Vivo Sonhando
10 Sept 2020
80%
João Gilberto - Live In Tokyo
21 Feb 2004
70%
Bossa Nova: the sound that seduced the world
29 Jul 2008
80%
The Girl From Ipanema: Astrud Gilberto, Queen of Bossa Nova
18 Jan 2026
0%
João Gilberto – Live in Tokyo november 8 & 9, 2006 Tokyo International Forum Hall A
08 Mar 2019
0%
Bahia de Todos os Sambas
01 Sept 1996
0%
Eu, Meu Pai e Os Cariocas
19 Apr 2017
