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