João Gilberto
- Born
- 10 June 1931 (88 years old)
- Died
- 6 July 2019
- Place of birth
- Juazeiro, Bahia, Brasil
- Gender
- Male
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".
