Five Months On, Gilberto Gil and Carolina Dieckmann Share Tributes to Preta Gil

Overview

• On December 20, Gilberto Gil posted “5 meses” with a blue heart on Instagram alongside a photo from their April 2025 Tempo Rei show in São Paulo.
• The image shows father and daughter performing “Drão,” a song he wrote for Sandra Gadelha.
• Gil’s post drew more than 20,000 likes as followers left messages of affection and solidarity.
• Actress Carolina Dieckmann wrote, “O luto é um soco todo dia,” sharing a candid reflection on grief five months after losing her friend.
• Dieckmann said she traveled to New York during Preta’s experimental therapy and cared for her in her final days, noting that Gominho, Gilberto Gil, and Francisco Gil were present; Preta died on July 20, 2025, at 50 after colorectal cancer.