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