
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

They Shot the Piano Player (2023)
as Self (archive audio)

Copacabana Palace (1962)
as Self

Ritas (2025)
as Self (archive footage)

The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus (2023)
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)

O Gerente (2011)
Actor

Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova (2005)
as Self (archive footage)

Eu, Meu Pai e Os Cariocas (2017)
as Self

Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi (2024)
as Self (archive footage)

João & Antônio (1992)
as Self

Bahia de Todos os Sambas (1996)
as Self

Um Desconhecido Bate à Porta (1958)
Actor

It's All Brazil (1997)
as Self

The Girl From Ipanema: Astrud Gilberto, Queen of Bossa Nova (2026)
as Self

Brasil (1981)
as Self

O Barato de Iacanga (2019)
as Self (archive footage)

Rita Lee - Biograffiti: Baila Comigo (2007)
Actor

Bossa Nova: the sound that seduced the world (2008)
as Self

João Gilberto – Live in Tokyo november 8 & 9, 2006 Tokyo International Forum Hall A (2019)
as Self

Miúcha, The Voice of Bossa Nova (2022)
as Self

Garoto - Vivo Sonhando (2020)
as Self (voice)

João Gilberto - Live In Tokyo (2004)
as himself

Isto é Noel Rosa (1990)
Actor





