Joao Gilberto Musician – All About Jazz
Born João Gilberto do Prado Pereira de Oliveira on June 10, 1931, in the town of Juázeiro in the northeastern state of Bahia, Brazil. His father was a wealthy merchant who insisted that all of his seven children receive an education. Gilberto defied his father’s wishes however, devoting himself to music after receiving a guitar […]