Gilberto Gil
In 1974, Gil's father, the famous singer Gilberto Gil, went to a government office to register his daughter's name after his own mother's name. On arrival, the clerk informed him he was unable to register Preta as a name for his daughter. Gilberto Gil began to protest, "Why not? There's Branca (White), Clara (Clear) and Rosa (Rose) . . . why can't Preta (Black) be a name?" The clerk would only agree if the name Preta accompanied a Catholic name. Thus, Gilberto Gil had to register his daughter under the name, Preta Maria.