João Gilberto
Birth date
June 10, 1931
Death date
July 6, 2019
Place of birth
Juazeiro, Bahia, Brasil
Profession
Acting
Age
88 years
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".
