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After his return to Brazil in 1972, Gil’s musical career blossomed through the ensuing decades—with scores of CDs and hit singles, Gil is today one of the pop icons of Brazilian culture, and was rewarded most recently as the 2003 Personality of the Year at the Latin Grammy Awards ceremony...
...Gil took advantage of his stay in England, though, to play concerts throughout Europe, jamming with notable rock greats such as David Gilmour of Pink Floyd and Jim Capaldi of Traffic...
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...