João Gilberto, a pioneer of Brazilian bossa nova music, died at 88.
He revolutionized music in the 1950s and 1960s by fusing jazz, pop, and samba into the new genre. “The Girl from Ipanema” is a prime example of bossa nova and Gilberto’s trademark sound.
His net worth was estimated around $2 million US dollars.
Who inherited João Gilberto money and estate?
Gilberto’s professional solo debut came in 1986 with a self-titled EP released by WEA which included “Preciso dizer que te amo”, a partnership with Cazuza and Dé Palmeira, when both were in the Barão Vermelho band.
In 1991, Gilberto moved to Manhattan, where she continues to live, but shares her time between the U.S. and Brazil.
Gilberto was a great friend of Cazuza and composed several songs with him in addition to “Eu preciso dizer que te amo”, including “Amigos de Bar”, “Mais Feliz”, and “Mulher sem Razão”.
Gilberto next participated in the project Red Hot + Rio, joining major music stars such as Everything but the Girl, Maxwell, George Michael, and others for the benefit CD recording. She also collaborated on Towa Tei’s CD Future Listening!, singing on the hits “Technova” and “Batucada,” and also participated in Peeping Tom with Mike Patton (lead singer of Faith No More), singing “Caipirinha”.
