João Gilberto

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthday

1931-06-10

Deathday

2019-07-06

Place of Birth

Juazeiro, Bahia, Brasil

João Gilberto

Biography

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".