Gilberto Gil

Actor · Born June 26, 1942 · Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

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.

Acted in 15

2020s

2026
Kopenawa: Sonhar a Terra-Floresta
Movie
A Virada
Movie
2025
Samba Infinito
Librarian
2024
Angélica: 50 & Uns
TV
2023
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
Movie

2000s

2006
Gal - from Tropicalism to the Present Day
Movie
2001
Brésil: La Révolution Tropicaliste
Movie
2000
I Want
(voice)

1990s

1997
Ed Mort
Silva 5
1995
The Mandarin
Sinhô

1980s

1986
Talking Cinema
Party Guest
Chico & Caetano
TV
1983
Corações a Mil
Ele mesmo

1970s

1977
The Trapalhões
TV · 18 Seasons · Comedy
81
1972
The Demiurge
Pã

Sound 27

2020s

2025
Gilberto Gil @ Philharmonie De Paris
Original Music Composer, Musician
2020
brazil is thee haiti is (t)here
Music

2010s

2014
Rio, I Love You
Music
37
2013
Precious Pearl
Theme Song Performance
73
Sítio do Picapau Amarelo: As Peripécias do Saci
Theme Song Performance
2012
Sítio do Picapau Amarelo: Aventuras no Reino das Águas Claras
Theme Song Performance

2000s

2009
The Assailant
Songs
2007
The Man Who Challenged the Devil
Songs
2005
Looking for Black Orpheus
Original Music Composer
2001
Sítio do Picapau Amarelo
Theme Song Performance
69
2000
Me, You, Them
Music

1990s

1994
Rio's Love Song
Music
Gilberto Gil: Unplugged
Music Producer
1990
Mico Preto
Theme Song Performance

1980s

1989
O Salvador da Pátria
Theme Song Performance
1987
Jubiabá
Original Music Composer
Subway to the Stars
Music
1986
Hipertensão
Theme Song Performance
1984
Quilombo
Original Music Composer

1970s

1977
Tent of Miracles
Music
1970
Beste
Music
Copacabana Mon Amour
Music
Viva Cariri
Original Music Composer

1960s

1969
Brazil Year 2000
Music
1968
Domingo no Parque
Music
1967
A Moça do Sobrado Grande
Theme Song Performance
1965
Viramundo
Theme Song Performance

Wrote 2

2020s

2025
Gilberto Gil @ Philharmonie De Paris
Author

1960s

1968
Domingo no Parque
Original Story

Produced 1

1980s

1983
Corações a Mil
Producer

Other crew 1

2020s

2025
Gilberto Gil @ Philharmonie De Paris
Compositor

Appearances146

2020s

2026
Ney Behind the Masks
Self
Preta - Eu Não Ando Só
Self
2025
Cazuza Além da Música
Self · 2 episodes
Gilberto Gil: Tempo Rei - A Última Turnê
Self
Tiny Desk Brazil
Self · 1 episode
3 Obás de Xangô
Self
Cazuza: Good News
Self
Ritas
Self (archive footage)
Rita Lee: Mania de Você
Self
78
Show 60 Anos
Self
Gilberto Gil @ Philharmonie De Paris
Self : Vocals & Guitar
2024
Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi
Self
Toquinho Maravilhoso
Self
Dorival Caymmi - Um Homem de Afetos
Self
A Última Vanguarda
Self
2023
They Shot the Piano Player
Self (voice)
Môa, Mother Africa Roots
Self
Bios: Os Paralamas do Sucesso
Self
Chic Show
Self
Germano Mathias - O Catedrático do Samba
Self
O Repórter do Poder
Self · 3 episodes
2022
Lupicínio Rodrigues, Confessions of a Sufferer
Self
Breaking Myths
Self (archive footage)
Maria: Ninguém Sabe Quem Sou Eu
Self (archive footage)
Gil Family
Self · 11 episodes
O Presidente Improvável
Self
2022
Self · 8 episodes
2021
Astral Journey
Self · 1 episode
Gilberto Gil: Um Deus em seu Jardim
Self
Arraial do Gil
Self
Pelé
Self
68
2020
Amor e Sorte com Gilberto Gil
Self
De Cabral a George Floyd: Onde Arde o Fogo Sagrado da Liberdade
Self
Gilberto Gil - Concerto de Cordas & Máquinas de Ritmo
Self
Encontros Tropicais
Self

2010s

2019
Gilberto Gil Antologia Vol.1
Self
Dorivando Saravá, o Preto Que Virou Mar
Self
Mito e Música: A Mensagem de Fernando Pessoa
Self
Refavela 40
Self
October
Self
Jackson: Na Batida do Pandeiro
Self
1964: Brazil between weapons and books
Himself
O Barato de Iacanga
Self (archive footage)
2018
All Love Songs
Self
O Outro Lado da Memória
Self
Amigos, Sons e Palavras
Self · 38 episodes
Dê Lembranças a Todos
Self
Smetak
Self (archive footage)
2017
Tropicália: 50 Anos
Self (archive footage)
Dunas do Barato
Self (archive footage)
Torquato Neto - Every Hour of the End
Self
O Nome Dela é Gal
Self · 4 episodes
Conversa com Bial
Self · 1 episode
Eu, Meu Pai e Os Cariocas
Self
Axé: Music of a People
Self
2016
Pitanga
Self
Beard, Hair & Stache
Self
Rio 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony: A New World
Self
Sandy: Meu Canto - Ao Vivo no Teatro Municipal de Niterói
Self
Yorimatã
Self
Vamos Tocar
Self · 1 episode
Chico Science: Um Caranguejo Elétrico
Self
2015
Rogério Duarte, o Tropikaoslista
Self
Circo Voador - A Nave
Self
Two Friends, a Century of Music
Self
André Midani - An Insider’s Story Of Brazilian Music
Self
2014
Gilbertos Samba Ao Vivo
Self
Dominguinhos
Self
Copacabana, Mon Amour: A Restauração
Self
2013
A Farra do Circo
Self
Viramundo
Self
2012
Futuro do Pretérito: Tropicalismo Now!
Self
Tropicália
Self
Jorge Mautner: Son of the Holocaust
Self
Aperana Street 52
Self
2011
Especial: Ivete, Gil e Caetano
Self
O Velho Guerreiro Não Morrerá - O Cangaceiro de Lima Barreto 50 Anos Depois
Self
JMB, O Famigerado
Self
Canções do Exílio: A Labareda Que Lambeu Tudo
Self
2010
2012: Time for Change
Self
A Night in 67
Self
Ana Carolina - Multishow Registro Ana Car9lina + Um: 9+1
Self
Duetos
Self
Gilberto Gil – Fé Na Festa
Self