Word: gil
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With political undertones in his music since the beginning of his career, it is no surprise that Gil began devoting more and more of his time to politics. In the late 80s, he became a councilman in the city of Salvador, where he also served as the president of the environmental commission among other posts...
...Gil once more entered the political arena upon the election of leftist President Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva in 2002, when he was appointed the Minister of Culture...
Regarding his current ministerial post, Gil explains that “culture is the impulse of societal life. The symbolic exchanges that occur between people…[are] what gives meaning to people’s lives. So all the work to strengthen citizenship, to strengthen the economy…all of this is culture...
...this manner, Gil has heralded efforts to enhance public access to culture by supporting nonprofits such as Stanford professor Lawrence Lessig’s Creative Commons. In November of 2004, with the intent of challenging conventional copyright laws, Gil participated in a compilation CD for Wired magazine with artists such as the Beastie Boys and David Byrne, entitled “The Wired CD: Rip. Sample. Mash. Share...
According to Gil, the Brazilian government is more than doing its part...