# Gilberto Gil — Every Record We Rank

Gilberto Gil appears 3 times in our Tropicália and Dancing to Bad News lists, placing as high as No. 3. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

- **Ranked entries:** 3
- **Appears on:** Tropicália and Dancing to Bad News
- **Years:** 1967–1968
- **Highest placing:** No. 3 in Tropicália
- **Updated:** 2026-08-31
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/gilberto-gil/

## Appears on

### [Domingo no Parque](https://waxonia.com/track/gilberto-gil--domingo-no-parque/)

*1967 · Philips · No. 3 in [Tropicália](https://waxonia.com/genre/tropicalia/)*

A murder ballad set at a funfair, arranged by Rogério Duprat with capoeira berimbau and an orchestra. The most formally ambitious three minutes in Brazilian pop.

Also on: [Dancing to Bad News](https://waxonia.com/theme/dancing-to-bad-news/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Gilberto%20Gil%20Domingo%20no%20Parque) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=OztuGomczAo)

### [Bat Macumba](https://waxonia.com/track/gilberto-gil--bat-macumba/)

*1968 · Philips · No. 7 in [Tropicália](https://waxonia.com/genre/tropicalia/)*

A lyric that is a concrete poem — the words shed a letter per line until nothing is left. Playful, and a direct product of the São Paulo avant-garde.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Gilberto%20Gil%20Bat%20Macumba) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqKBCJL4GNo)

### [Domingo no Parque](https://waxonia.com/track/gilberto-gil--domingo-no-parque/)

*1967 · Philips · Picked by [Dancing to Bad News](https://waxonia.com/theme/dancing-to-bad-news/)*

A funfair, a berimbau, an orchestra, and a man killing his friend and the woman between them. Gil sets a murder ballad to the most inviting three minutes in Brazilian pop, and Duprat's arrangement never once lets on.

Also on: [Tropicália](https://waxonia.com/genre/tropicalia/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Gilberto%20Gil%20Domingo%20no%20Parque) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=OztuGomczAo)

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