# U2 Recalls 2006 Brazilian Carnival Experience with Music Icon Gilberto Gil That Helped Inspire Carnaval De Luz

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/u2-recalls-2006-brazilian-carnival-experience-with-music-icon-gilberto-gil-that-helped-inspire-carnaval-de-luz/
- Published: 2026-11-09T20:35:57+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T21:27:24+00:00
- Original publisher: Consequence
- Original article: https://consequence.net/2026/11/u2-brazil-carnaval-gilberto-gil-carnaval-de-luz/
- Topics: Americas, Entertainment, Music, World

## Key points

- A 2006 Carnival visit helped shape U2’s new album.
- Gilberto Gil and Quincy Jones introduced the band to the festivities.
- *Carnaval De Luz* is due on 13 November.

## Summary

U2 guitarist The Edge says the band’s experience of Carnival in Salvador, Brazil, in 2006 helped inspire its upcoming album, *Carnaval De Luz*. The trip, hosted by Brazilian musician Gilberto Gil and producer Quincy Jones, helped U2 explore how religious tradition and celebration could come together in its music.

The musicians watched the city’s trios elétricos before Bono joined singer Ivete Sangalo on stage. Brazil also shaped “Silencio”, which bassist Adam Clayton has described as having Brazilian roots. Announced in September, the album is due on 13 November and is U2’s first collection of new material since 2017; the band plans to play four shows in São Paulo in March 2027.

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