Gilberto Gil

Biography

Gilberto Gil is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and politician known for his musical innovation and political activism. He served as Brazil's Minister of Culture from 2003 to 2008 under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. A key figure in the música popular brasileira and tropicália movements, he was also a vocal critic of the Brazilian military regime that banned him in 1969. Gil has won numerous awards for his work, including Grammy and Latin Grammy Awards.