Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
June 10, 1931
Died
July 6, 2019 (88 years old)
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".
