Gilberto Gil mourns first month without daughter Preta Gil

In a recent interview with Fantástico, the musician talked about the aggressive intestinal cancer that Preta faced for almost three years, including a trip to the United States for treatment in the last months. ‘Her fight for life moved us and called us to responsibility. Cancer is a tough, heavy disease. She went there to fight, and that also belonged to us.’ We are naturally sad, having to get used to the loss, the absence. Preta was very full of life and intense in an emotional sense. At the same time, she had been in a prolonged battle for the past almost three years. These people, when they go, leave a very big void. Preta Gil died at the age of 50 on July 20 in the United States, due to complications from cancer. The artist was laid to rest in a ceremony open to thousands of fans at the Theatro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro.