- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jun 10, 1931
- Died
- Jul 6, 2019 (aged 88)
- Place of birth
- Juazeiro, Bahia, Brasil
João Gilberto
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".
