 Ramba uchiverenga ndima ino - Gil akatanga kuridza mimhanzi achiri muduku uye akanga achiri kuyaruka paakapinda muboka rake rokutanga. Akatanga basa rake semumhanzi weBossa Nova uye akakura kunyora nziyo dzairatidza kutarisa kwezvematongerwo enyika uye kushamwaridzana kwevanhu. Aive munhu akakosha muMúsica popular brasileira uye tropicália mafambiro ema1960, pamwe chete nevanyori vakaita semubatsiri wenguva refu Caetano Veloso. Hurumende yechiuto yeBrazil yakatora simbamuna 1964 akaona vose vari vaviri Gil naVeloso setyisidziro, uye vaviri vacho vakachengetwa kwemwedzi mipfumbamwe muna 1969 vasati vaudzwa kuti vabve munyika. Gil akatamira kuLondon, asi akadzokera kuBahia muna 1972 ndokuenderera mberi nebasa rake remimhanzi, pamwe nekushanda semunhu wezvematongerwo enyika uye mutsigiri wezvakatipoteredza. 