Date of Birth
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10-June-1931
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Place of Birth
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Juazeiro
(Brazil, Bahia)
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Nationality
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Brazil
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Also know as
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Joao Gilberto, Joao Gilbert, João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira, João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira, O Mito, João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira
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Profession
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Singer, Guitarist, Songwriter, Musician
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João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira, known as João Gilberto, is a Brazilian singer and guitarist. His seminal recordings, including many songs by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes, established the new musical genre of Bossa nova in the late 1950s.
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