Gilberto Gil steps down as Brazil culture minister

Grammy-winning Brazilian musician Gilberto Gil stepped down as culture minister on Wednesday, saying he wanted to dedicate more time to his music and his family.

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Gilberto Gil to Quit Brazil Cabinet Post

Gilberto Gil, who revolutionized Brazilian music in the 1960s as a founder of the Tropicalism movement, will resign his post as culture minister next year after tests revealed a potentially career-threatening polyp on his vocal cords, local media said Saturday.

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In Brazil, the spread of communications technology is proceeding at breakneck speed. Internet usage statistics are breaking records every month. As a result, Brazilian society is changing in ways that have hardly begun to be understood.

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Alone onstage at Carnegie Hall on Tuesday night, Gilberto Gil had a phantom band in his voice and his fingers.

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