João Gilberto
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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
Credits
Ritas (2025)
as Self (archive footage)
Copacabana Palace (1962)
as Self
Eu, Meu Pai e Os Cariocas (2017)
as Self
They Shot the Piano Player (2023)
as Self (archive audio)
Um Desconhecido Bate à Porta (1958)
Actor
O Barato de Iacanga (2019)
as Self (archive footage)
The Girl From Ipanema: Astrud Gilberto, Queen of Bossa Nova (2026)
as Self
Rita Lee - Biograffiti: Baila Comigo (2007)
Actor
Vinicius de Moraes (2005)
as Self - Guitar Player "Eu Não Existo Sem Você" (archive footage)
Where Are You, João Gilberto? (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus (2023)
Actor
Brasil (1981)
as Self
Bahia de Todos os Sambas (1996)
as Self
Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
O Gerente (2011)
Actor
Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
It's All Brazil (1997)
as Self
João & Antônio (1992)
as Self
Isto é Noel Rosa (1990)
Actor
Miúcha, The Voice of Bossa Nova (2022)
as Self
João Gilberto – Live in Tokyo november 8 & 9, 2006 Tokyo International Forum Hall A (2019)
as Self
Garoto - Vivo Sonhando (2020)
as Self (voice)
João Gilberto - Live In Tokyo (2004)
as himself
Bossa Nova: the sound that seduced the world (2008)
as Self