Editing Gilberto Gil (section)

== Personal life ==
Gil has been married four times. He had two daughters Nara and Marilia, with first wife Belina Aguiar. He was then married to famous singer [[Nana Caymmi]], they had no children. His third wife was Sandra Gadelha with whom he had three children: Pedro, Preta and Maria. Sandra inspired one of his most beloved songs Drão, she was with him during the very hard times of Brazilian dictatorship and they both were exiled. His fourth wife is Flora Giordano. The couple has three children: Bem, Isabella and Jose. His first son Pedro Gil, [[Egotrip (band)|Egotrip]]'s drummer&nbsp;– died in a car accident in 1990.<ref name=astor>{{cite news |first=Michael |last=Astor |title=Brazilian pop star Gil tours U.S. |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/2007-03-16-2248300129_x.htm |work=[[Associated Press]] via [[USA Today]] |publisher=[[Gannett Company]] |location=[[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]] |date=March 16, 2007 |access-date=2008-05-17 }}</ref> [[Preta Gil]], an actress and singer, is his daughter with Sandra Gadelha.

Gil's religious beliefs have changed significantly over his lifetime. Originally, he was a Christian, but was later influenced by [[Eastern philosophy]] and religion, and, later, explored African spirituality. He is an agnostic.<ref name=astor/> He practices yoga and is a vegetarian.<ref name=goodman/>

Gil has been open about the fact that he has smoked [[Cannabis (drug)|marijuana]] for much of his life. He has said he believes "that drugs should be treated like pharmaceuticals, legalized, although under the same regulations and monitoring as medicines".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/12873 |title=Brazilians Reject Marijuana Legalization |author=Staff |access-date=2008-03-23 |date=August 22, 2006 |work=Angus Reid Global Monitor |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100306134420/http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/12873 |archive-date=March 6, 2010 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

In 2023, Gil revealed that he had also been in a relationship with men, stating "We are all [[bisexual]]".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Braziliense' |first='Correio |date=2023-06-02 |title=Gilberto Gil revela que já se relacionou com homens: 'Somos todos bissexuais' |url=https://www.correiobraziliense.com.br/diversao-e-arte/2023/06/5099215-gilberto-gil-revela-que-ja-se-relacionou-com-homens-somos-todos-bissexuais.html |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=Diversão e Arte |language=pt-BR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Aguiar |first=Matheus |date=2023-06-02 |title=Bissexual? Gilberto Gil revela já ter se relacionado sexualmente com homens: "Natural" |url=https://contigo.com.br/noticias/famosos/bissexual-gilberto-gil-revela-ja-ter-se-relacionado-sexualmente-com-homens-natural.phtml |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=Contigo! |language=pt-br}}</ref>