Gilberto Gil
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Biography
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
Filmography
Kopenawa: Sonhar a Terra-Floresta
2026
Preta - Eu NĂŁo Ando SĂł
2026
as Self
3 ObĂĄs de XangĂŽ
2025
as Self
Show 60 Anos
2025
as Self
Samba Infinite
2025
as Librarian
Rita Lee: Mania de VocĂȘ
2025
as Self
Ritas
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Cazuza: Good News
2025
as Self
Gilberto Gil: Tempo Rei - A Ăltima TurnĂȘ
2025
as Self
Gilberto Gil @ Philharmonie De Paris
2025
as Self : Vocals & Guitar
Beat - a film about Jazz
2025
as himself
Noites de JoĂŁo
2025
as Ele prĂłprio
Cazuza AlĂ©m da MĂșsica
2025
as Self
Singing Earth
2025
as Himself
Tiny Desk Brazil
2025
as Self
A Ăltima Vanguarda
2024
as Self
Dorival Caymmi - Um Homem de Afetos
2024
as Self
Toquinho Maravilhoso
2024
as Self
Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi
2024
as Self
Angélica: 50 & Uns
2024
Chic Show
2023
as Self
MĂŽa, Mother Africa Roots
2023
as Self
They Shot the Piano Player
2023
as Self (voice)
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
2023
Germano Mathias - O CatedrĂĄtico do Samba
2023
as Self
Bios: Os Paralamas do Sucesso
2023
as Self
O RepĂłrter do Poder
2023
as Self
LupicĂnio Rodrigues, Confessions of a Sufferer
2022
as Self
Maria: Ninguém Sabe Quem Sou Eu
2022
as Self (archive footage)
O Presidente ImprovĂĄvel
2022
as Self
Breaking Myths
2022
as Self (archive footage)
2022
2022
as Self
Gil Family
2022
as Self
Pelé
2021
as Self
Arraial do Gil
2021
as Self
Gilberto Gil: Um Deus em seu Jardim
2021
as Self
Astral Journey
2021
as Self
Astral Journey
2021
Amor e Sorte com Gilberto Gil
2020
as Self
Encontros Tropicais
2020
as Self
De Cabral a George Floyd: Onde Arde o Fogo Sagrado da Liberdade
2020
as Self
Gilberto Gil - Concerto de Cordas & MĂĄquinas de Ritmo
2020
as Self
October
2019
as Self
Mito e MĂșsica: A Mensagem de Fernando Pessoa
2019
as Self
Gilberto Gil Antologia Vol.1
2019
as Self
Dorivando SaravĂĄ, o Preto Que Virou Mar
2019
as Self
O Barato de Iacanga
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Refavela 40
2019
as Self
Jackson: Na Batida do Pandeiro
2019
as Self
1964: Brazil between weapons and books
2019
as Himself
Smetak
2018
as Self (archive footage)
All Love Songs
2018
as Self
O Outro Lado da MemĂłria
2018
as Self
DĂȘ Lembranças a Todos
2018
as Self
Amigos, Sons e Palavras
2018
as Self
TropicĂĄlia: 50 Anos
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Axé: Music of a People
2017
as Self
Eu, Meu Pai e Os Cariocas
2017
as Self
Torquato Neto - Every Hour of the End
2017
as Self
Dunas do Barato
2017
as Self (archive footage)
O Nome Dela Ă© Gal
2017
as Self
Conversa com Bial
2017
as Self
YorimatĂŁ
2016
as Self
Beard, Hair & Stache
2016
as Self
Pitanga
2016
as Self
Chico Science: Um Caranguejo Elétrico
2016
as Self
Rio 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony: A New World
2016
as Self
Vamos Tocar
2016
as Self
Two Friends, a Century of Music
2015
as Self
Rogério Duarte, o Tropikaoslista
2015
as Self
Circo Voador - A Nave
2015
as Self
AndrĂ© Midani - An Insiderâs Story Of Brazilian Music
2015
as Self
Dominguinhos
2014
as Self
Copacabana, Mon Amour: A Restauração
2014
as Self
Gilbertos Samba Ao Vivo
2014
as Self
A Bola
2014
as NARRADOR
Viramundo
2013
as Self
Festive Land: Carnival in Bahia
2013
as Self
A Farra do Circo
2013
as Self
Jorge Mautner: Son of the Holocaust
2012
as Self
Futuro do Pretérito: Tropicalismo Now!
2012
as Self
TropicĂĄlia
2012
as Self
Aperana Street 52
2012
as Self
O Velho Guerreiro NĂŁo MorrerĂĄ - O Cangaceiro de Lima Barreto 50 Anos Depois
2011
as Self
CançÔes do ExĂlio: A Labareda Que Lambeu Tudo
2011
as Self
Especial: Ivete, Gil e Caetano
2011
as Self
JMB, O Famigerado
2011
as Self
MĂșsicos de LatinoamĂ©rica
2011
as Self
A Night in 67
2010
as Self
Ana Carolina - Multishow Registro Ana Car9lina + Um: 9+1
2010
as Self
2012: Time for Change
2010
as Self
Gilberto Gil, the Power of Music
2010
as Self
Gilberto Gil â FĂ© Na Festa
2010
as Self
Duetos
2010
as Self
Dzi Croquettes
2009
as Self
Loki: Arnaldo Baptista
2009
as Self
Beyond Ipanema
2009
as Self
Hello, Hello, Terezinha!
2009
as Self
The Man Who Bottled Clouds
2008
as Self
Jards Macalé - Um Morcego na Porta Principal
2008
as Self
RiP!: A Remix Manifesto
2008
as Self
Permanent Pan-Cinema
2008
as Self (voice)
Beth Carvalho Canta o Samba da Bahia
2008
as Self
Cidade do Samba
2007
as Self
Schenberguianas
2007
as Self
Gal - from Tropicalism to the Present Day
2006
Fabricating Tom ZĂ©
2006
as Self
Nenhum Motivo Explica a Guerra
2006
as Self
O Sol - Caminhando Contra o Vento
2006
as Self
Por Toda Minha Vida: Elis Regina
2006
as Self
Por Toda Minha Vida
2006
as Self
Maria BethĂąnia: MĂșsica Ă© Perfume
2005
as Self
Vinicius de Moraes
2005
as Self - Singer 'Formosa'
Looking for Black Orpheus
2005
as Self
Phono 73: A Country and its Music
2005
as Self (archive footage)
MTV Ao Vivo: Ivete Sangalo - 10 Anos
2004
as Self
Gilberto Gil : ElectroacĂșstico
2004
as Self
Born To Be Blind
2003
as Self (uncredited)
Agostinho da Silva - A Living Thought
2003
as Self
Celebrity
2003
as Self
Gilberto Gil: Kaya N'Gandaya
2002
as Self
RogĂ©rio Duprat - Vida de MĂșsico
2002
as Self
Viva SĂŁo JoĂŁo!
2002
as Self
Outros (Doces) BĂĄrbaros
2002
as Self
AcĂșstico MTV: Cidade Negra
2002
as Self
Desejos de Mulher
2002
as Self
O Cinema Segundo Vladimir Carvalho
2001
as Self
Brésil: La Révolution Tropicaliste
2001
Samba RiachĂŁo
2001
as Self
Toquinho
2001
as Self
Brazil's Maria BethĂąnia
2001
as Self
Multishow Ao Vivo - Brasil
2001
as Self
I Want
2000
as (voice)
O Povo Brasileiro
2000
as Self
Pierre Fatumbi Verger: Messenger Between Two Worlds
1998
as Self - Narrator
Ed Mort
1997
as Silva 5
Milton Nascimento - A Sede do Peixe
1997
as Self
Gilberto Gil: Tempo Rei
1996
as Self
Bahia de Todos os Sambas
1996
as Self
Jorge Amado
1996
as Self
The Mandarin
1995
as SinhĂŽ
Gilberto Gil: Unplugged
1994
as Self (vocals and acoustic guitar)
Maldito Popular Brasileiro: Arnaldo Dias Baptista
1993
as Self
Torquato Neto, O Anjo Torto da TropicĂĄlia
1992
as Self
Beijoqueiro: Portrait of a Serial Kisser
1992
as Self (archive footage)
Chico, or the Country of the Lost Delicacy
1989
as Self
ĂrĂ
1989
as Self
Dias de Euforia
1989
as Self
Hunting Season
1988
as Self
Black Fragments of Samba - Gilberto Gil, Serene Passion
1987
as Self
Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self
Talking Cinema
1986
as Party Guest
Infinita TropicĂĄlia
1986
as Self
Criança Esperança
1986
as Self
Chico & Caetano
1986
Rock in Rio
1985
as Self - Performer
Making of - Quilombo
1984
as Self
CoraçÔes a Mil
1983
as Ele mesmo
Gilbertianas Brasileiras
1983
as Self
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self
Chico Anysio Show
1982
as Self
Brasil
1981
as Self
Grandes Nomes
1980
as Self
Caterina Valente presents Brazilian music
1979
as Self
Os Doces BĂĄrbaros
1977
as Self
The TrapalhÔes
1977
Gilberto Gil - Refazenda
1975
as Self
Ălbum de MĂșsica
1974
as Self
Bahia de Todos os Santos
1974
as Self
Passe Livre
1974
as Self
The Demiurge
1972
as PĂŁ
Semana de Arte Moderna
1972
as himself
O Tempo e o Som
1970
as Self
Bahia, For Example
1969
as Self