15 Facts About Gilberto Braga

Gilberto Tumscitz Braga was a Brazilian screenwriter.

Gilberto Braga studied at the Instituto de Educacao and the Colegio Pedro II.

Gilberto Braga studied at the Instituto de Educacao and the Colegio Pedro II, and attended the College of Letters at the Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro and began to work as a teacher at the Alianca Francesa.

Gilberto Braga premiered on Rede Globo as an author in 1972 with an adaptation of The Lady of the Camellias by Alexandre Dumas in Caso Especial starring Gloria Menezes.

In 1975, Gilberto Braga worked on adapting the novel Helena by Machado de Assis.

In 1977, Gilberto Braga wrote Dona Xepa, inspired by the homonymous play by Pedro Bloch, starring Yara Cortes.

In 1978, Gilberto Braga wrote one of his biggest hits: Dancin' Days.

In 1986, Gilberto Braga began writing the miniseries Anos Dourados, directed by Roberto Talma, starring Malu Mader and Felipe Camargo.

Two years later, Gilberto Braga wrote alongside Aguinaldo Silva and Leonor Basseres, Vale Tudo, a major milestone in the history of Brazilian teledramaturgy.

In 1988, Gilberto Braga wrote another highlight of the Globo programming, miniseries O Primo Basilio, adapted from novel by Eca de Queiroz.

In 1991, Gilberto Braga wrote O Dono do Mundo, the following year, the miniseries Anos Rebeldes.

In 2003, Gilberto Braga wrote another great success: Celebridade, starring Malu Mader, Claudia Abreu and Fabio Assuncao in the lead roles.

Four years later, alongside Ricardo Linhares, Gilberto Braga wrote Paraiso Tropical.

In 2012, Gilberto oversaw Lado a Lado written by Claudia Lage and Joao Ximenes Braga, who won an International Emmy.

Gilberto Braga died on October 26,2021, at the age of 75, at Copa Star Hospital, in Rio de Janeiro, victim of complications resulting from Alzheimer's disease and a systemic infection resulting from a perforation in the esophagus.