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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 10, 1931
Died
July 6, 2019
Place of Birth
Juazeiro, Bahia, Brasil
João Gilberto
0.1 Popularity
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".
Known For
8.3
Self (archive footage)
Ritas
2025
0.0
Self (archive footage)
Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi
2024
6.5
Self (archive audio)
They Shot the Piano Player
2023
9.0
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
2023
7.5
Self
Miúcha, The Voice of Bossa Nova
2022
9.5
Self (archive footage)
O Canto Livre de Nara Leão
2022
7.0
Self (voice)
Garoto - Vivo Sonhando
2020
7.8
Self (archive footage)
O Barato de Iacanga
2019
0.0
Self
João Gilberto – Live in Tokyo november 8 & 9, 2006 Tokyo International Forum Hall A
2019
6.4
Himself (archive footage)
Where Are You, João Gilberto?
2018
Credits
Ritas
as Self (archive footage)
2025
8.3
Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi
as Self (archive footage)
2024
0.0
They Shot the Piano Player
as Self (archive audio)
2023
6.5
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
2023
9.0
Miúcha, The Voice of Bossa Nova
as Self
2022
7.5
O Canto Livre de Nara Leão
as Self (archive footage)
2022
9.5
Garoto - Vivo Sonhando
as Self (voice)
2020
7.0
O Barato de Iacanga
as Self (archive footage)
2019
7.8
João Gilberto – Live in Tokyo november 8 & 9, 2006 Tokyo International Forum Hall A
as Self
2019
0.0
Where Are You, João Gilberto?
as Himself (archive footage)
2018
6.4
Eu, Meu Pai e Os Cariocas
as Self
2017
0.0
O Gerente
2011
5.5
Bossa Nova: the sound that seduced the world
as Self
2008
7.0
Rita Lee - Biograffiti: Baila Comigo
2007
0.0
Vinicius de Moraes
as Self - Guitar Player "Eu Não Existo Sem Você" (archive footage)
2005
6.2
Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
as Self (archive footage)
2005
7.5
João Gilberto - Live In Tokyo
as himself
2004
8.0
It's All Brazil
as Self
1997
6.2
Bahia de Todos os Sambas
as Self
1996
0.0
João & Antônio
as Self
1992
0.0
Isto é Noel Rosa
1990
6.2
Brasil
as Self
1981
7.5
Grandes Nomes
as Self
1980
0.0
Copacabana Palace
as Self
1962
4.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
7.5
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
5.4
Um Desconhecido Bate à Porta
1958
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