Gilberto Gil
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Gilberto Passos Gil Moreira (born June 26, 1942) is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, musician, politician, and writer. With a career spanning over six decades, he is known for his significant contributions to Brazilian music and for winning Grammy Awards, Latin Grammy Awards, and the French government's National Order of Merit (1997). In 1999, he was named an "Artist for Peace" by UNESCO.
Known for
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Chic Show (2023)
as Self
Ritas (2025)
as Self (archive footage)
Samba Riachão (2001)
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Ôrí (1989)
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Yorimatã (2016)
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Dzi Croquettes (2009)
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A Bola (2014)
as NARRADOR
Gilbertianas Brasileiras (1983)
as Self
Toquinho Maravilhoso (2024)
as Self
Jards Macalé - Um Morcego na Porta Principal (2008)
as Self
Encontros Tropicais (2020)
as Self
Cazuza: Good News (2025)
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Hello, Hello, Terezinha! (2009)
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Schenberguianas (2007)
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Refavela 40 (2019)
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October (2019)
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Samba Infinite (2025)
as Librarian
Smetak (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
Gilberto Gil @ Philharmonie De Paris (2025)
as Self : Vocals & Guitar
Tropicália (2012)
as Self
Gilberto Gil – Fé Na Festa (2010)
as Self
I Want (2000)
as (voice)
Pelé (2021)
as Self
Rogério Duprat - Vida de Músico (2002)
as Self
Viramundo (2013)
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Passe Livre (1974)
as Self
Gilberto Gil (—)
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Gilberto Gil: Um Deus em seu Jardim (2021)
as Self
Kopenawa: Sonhar a Terra-Floresta (2026)
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Rogério Duarte, o Tropikaoslista (2015)
as Self
Infinita Tropicália (1986)
as Self
Eu, Meu Pai e Os Cariocas (2017)
as Self
Outros (Doces) Bárbaros (2002)
as Self
Circo Voador - A Nave (2015)
as Self
The Demiurge (1972)
as Pã
Especial: Ivete, Gil e Caetano (2011)
as Self
Multishow Ao Vivo - Brasil (2001)
as Self
MTV Ao Vivo: Ivete Sangalo - 10 Anos (2004)
as Self
Gilberto Gil: Unplugged (1994)
as Self (vocals and acoustic guitar)
Festive Land: Carnival in Bahia (2013)
as Self
Looking for Black Orpheus (2005)
as Self
3 Obás de Xangô (2025)
as Self
Germano Mathias - O Catedrático do Samba (2023)
as Self
Amor e Sorte com Gilberto Gil (2020)
as Self
Dominguinhos (2014)
as Self
Brésil: La Révolution Tropicaliste (2001)
Actor
O Presidente Improvável (2022)
as Self
A Última Vanguarda (2024)
as Self
Por Toda Minha Vida: Elis Regina (2006)
as Self
Dunas do Barato (2017)
as Self (archive footage)
Two Friends, a Century of Music (2015)
as Self
Beard, Hair & Stache (2016)
as Self
O Outro Lado da Memória (2018)
as Self
Beat - a film about Jazz (2025)
as himself
RiP!: A Remix Manifesto (2008)
as Self
Álbum de Música (1974)
as Self
They Shot the Piano Player (2023)
as Self (voice)
O Barato de Iacanga (2019)
as Self (archive footage)
Acústico MTV: Cidade Negra (2002)
as Self
All Love Songs (2018)
as Self
Permanent Pan-Cinema (2008)
as Self (voice)
Maria: Ninguém Sabe Quem Sou Eu (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
Noites de João (2025)
as Ele próprio
Gilbertos Samba Ao Vivo (2014)
as Self
Phono 73: A Country and its Music (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
Hunting Season (1988)
as Self
Brazil's Maria Bethânia (2001)
as Self
A Farra do Circo (2013)
as Self
2012: Time for Change (2010)
as Self
Maria Bethânia: Música é Perfume (2005)
as Self
Fabricating Tom Zé (2006)
as Self
Beijoqueiro: Portrait of a Serial Kisser (1992)
as Self (archive footage)
Making of - Quilombo (1984)
as Self
Gilberto Gil, the Power of Music (2010)
as Self
Gilberto Gil - Concerto de Cordas & Máquinas de Ritmo (2020)
as Self
Gilberto Gil - Refazenda (1975)
as Self
Cidade do Samba (2007)
as Self
Môa, Mother Africa Roots (2023)
as Self
Gilberto Gil : Electroacústico (2004)
as Self
Show 60 Anos (2025)
as Self
A Night in 67 (2010)
as Self
Vinicius de Moraes (2005)
as Self - Singer 'Formosa'
Arraial do Gil (2021)
as Self
Pitanga (2016)
as Self
Rio 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony: A New World (2016)
as Self
Aperana Street 52 (2012)
as Self
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus (2023)
Actor
Nenhum Motivo Explica a Guerra (2006)
as Self
Toquinho (2001)
as Self
Gilberto Gil: Tempo Rei (1996)
as Self
Futuro do Pretérito: Tropicalismo Now! (2012)
as Self
Milton Nascimento - A Sede do Peixe (1997)
as Self
Duetos (2010)
as Self
Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi (2024)
as Self
Born To Be Blind (2003)
as Self (uncredited)
Loki: Arnaldo Baptista (2009)
as Self
Ed Mort (1997)
as Silva 5
Beth Carvalho Canta o Samba da Bahia (2008)
as Self
Bahia de Todos os Sambas (1996)
as Self
Pierre Fatumbi Verger: Messenger Between Two Worlds (1998)
as Self - Narrator
Caterina Valente presents Brazilian music (1979)
as Self
Maldito Popular Brasileiro: Arnaldo Dias Baptista (1993)
as Self
Bios: Os Paralamas do Sucesso (2023)
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Dias de Euforia (1989)
as Self
Corações a Mil (1983)
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Torquato Neto - Every Hour of the End (2017)
as Self
Mito e Música: A Mensagem de Fernando Pessoa (2019)
as Self
Jackson: Na Batida do Pandeiro (2019)
as Self
Brasil (1981)
as Self
1964: Brazil between weapons and books (2019)
as Himself
De Cabral a George Floyd: Onde Arde o Fogo Sagrado da Liberdade (2020)
as Self
Chico Science: Um Caranguejo Elétrico (2016)
as Self
Rita Lee: Mania de Você (2025)
as Self
Dorivando Saravá, o Preto Que Virou Mar (2019)
as Self
The Mandarin (1995)
as Sinhô
Gilberto Gil Antologia Vol.1 (2019)
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Talking Cinema (1986)
as Party Guest
Copacabana, Mon Amour: A Restauração (2014)
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Black Fragments of Samba - Gilberto Gil, Serene Passion (1987)
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O Tempo e o Som (1970)
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Axé: Music of a People (2017)
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The Man Who Bottled Clouds (2008)
as Self
Gal - from Tropicalism to the Present Day (2006)
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Ana Carolina - Multishow Registro Ana Car9lina + Um: 9+1 (2010)
as Self
Dorival Caymmi - Um Homem de Afetos (2024)
as Self
O Cinema Segundo Vladimir Carvalho (2001)
as Self
Breaking Myths (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
Bahia de Todos os Santos (1974)
as Self
Jorge Mautner: Son of the Holocaust (2012)
as Self
Lupicínio Rodrigues, Confessions of a Sufferer (2022)
as Self
Os Doces Bárbaros (1977)
as Self
Jorge Amado (1996)
as Self
Agostinho da Silva - A Living Thought (2003)
as Self
Bahia, For Example (1969)
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Viva São João! (2002)
as Self
O Velho Guerreiro Não Morrerá - O Cangaceiro de Lima Barreto 50 Anos Depois (2011)
as Self
O Sol - Caminhando contra o vento (2006)
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Beyond Ipanema (2009)
as Self
André Midani - An Insider’s Story Of Brazilian Music (2015)
as Self
Dê Lembranças a Todos (2018)
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Chico, or the Country of the Lost Delicacy (1989)
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Torquato Neto, O Anjo Torto da Tropicália (1992)
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Semana de Arte Moderna (1972)
as himself
Gilberto Gil: Tempo Rei - A Última Turnê (2025)
as Self
Preta - Eu Não Ando Só (2026)
as Self
Tropicália: 50 Anos (2017)
as Self (archive footage)
Gilberto Gil: Kaya N'Gandaya (2002)
as Self
Canções do Exílio: A Labareda Que Lambeu Tudo (2011)
as Self