João Gilberto
Born
6/10/1931
Juazeiro, Bahia, Brasil
João Gilberto
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".
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".
Known For19 Movies
They Shot the Piano Player
2023
★6.5
Ritas
2025
★8.1
Copacabana Palace
1962
★5.0
The Girl From Ipanema: Astrud Gilberto, Queen of Bossa Nova
2026
★8.0
Vinicius de Moraes
2005
★6.3
Um Desconhecido Bate à Porta
1958
★7.0
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
2023
★9.0
O Barato de Iacanga
2019
★7.8
O Gerente
2011
★5.5
Where Are You, João Gilberto?
2018
★6.2
Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
2005
★7.3
Bahia de Todos os Sambas
1996
★8.0
It's All Brazil
1997
★6.4
Brasil
1981
★7.7
Garoto - Vivo Sonhando
2020
★7.0
Isto é Noel Rosa
1990
★6.2
Bossa Nova: the sound that seduced the world
2008
★7.0
Miúcha, The Voice of Bossa Nova
2022
★7.5
João Gilberto - Live In Tokyo
2004
★8.0