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João Gilberto
Born: 1931-06-10 in Juazeiro, Bahia, Brasil
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".
Rated Filmography (19)
Sorted by Score9.0
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
2023
8.1
Ritas
2025
8.0
Bahia de Todos os Sambas
1996
8.0
João Gilberto - Live In Tokyo
2004
8.0
The Girl From Ipanema: Astrud Gilberto, Queen of Bossa Nova
2026
7.8
O Barato de Iacanga
2019
7.7
Brasil
1981
7.5
Miúcha, The Voice of Bossa Nova
2022
7.3
Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
2005
7.0
Garoto - Vivo Sonhando
2020
7.0
Bossa Nova: the sound that seduced the world
2008
7.0
Um Desconhecido Bate à Porta
1958
6.5
They Shot the Piano Player
2023
6.4
It's All Brazil
1997
6.3
Vinicius de Moraes
2005
6.2
Where Are You, João Gilberto?
2018
6.2
Isto é Noel Rosa
1990
5.5
O Gerente
2011
5.0
Copacabana Palace
1962