João Gilberto
View on IMDb ↗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".
Known for
O Canto Livre de Nara Leão
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
Ritas
The Girl From Ipanema: Astrud Gilberto, Queen of Bossa Nova
João Gilberto - Live In Tokyo
Bahia de Todos os Sambas
O Barato de Iacanga
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Miúcha, The Voice of Bossa Nova
BrasilFilmography (28)
- 2026
The Girl From Ipanema: Astrud Gilberto, Queen of Bossa NovaSelf - 2025
RitasSelf (archive footage) - 2024
Nas Ondas de Dorival CaymmiSelf (archive footage) - 2023
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus - 2023
They Shot the Piano PlayerSelf (archive audio) - 2022
O Canto Livre de Nara LeãoSelf (archive footage) - 2022
Miúcha, The Voice of Bossa NovaSelf - 2020
Garoto - Vivo SonhandoSelf (voice) - 2019
O Barato de IacangaSelf (archive footage) - 2019
João Gilberto – Live in Tokyo november 8 & 9, 2006 Tokyo International Forum Hall ASelf - 2018
Where Are You, João Gilberto?Self (archive footage) - 2017
Eu, Meu Pai e Os CariocasSelf - 2011
O Gerente - 2008
Bossa Nova: the sound that seduced the worldSelf - 2007
Rita Lee - Biograffiti: Baila Comigo - 2005
Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa NovaSelf (archive footage) - 2005
Vinicius de MoraesSelf - Guitar Player "Eu Não Existo Sem Você" (archive footage) - 2004
João Gilberto - Live In Tokyohimself - 1997
It's All BrazilSelf - 1996
Bahia de Todos os SambasSelf - 1992
João & AntônioSelf - 1990
Isto é Noel Rosa - 1981
BrasilSelf - 1980
Grandes NomesSelf - 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf - 1962
Copacabana PalaceSelf - 1961
The Mike Douglas ShowSelf - 1958
Um Desconhecido Bate à Porta