Braga premiered on Rede Globo as an author in 1972 with an adaptation of The Lady of the Camellias by Alexandre Dumas in Caso Especial starring Glória Menezes.
Created from a newspaper report, the central plot was conducted by five female characters, starring Aracy Balabanian, Sandra Bréa, Renata Sorrah, Maria Luiza Castelli and Célia Biar, who needed to fulfill certain tasks to receive an inheritance.
Created from a theme suggested by Janete Clair, the novela was starring Sônia Braga and Joana Fomm, and brought the fever of discothèques to Brazil.
In 1986, Gilberto Braga began writing the miniseries Anos Dourados, directed by Roberto Talma, starring Malu Mader and Felipe Camargo.
Two years later, Braga wrote alongside Aguinaldo Silva and Leonor Bassères, Vale Tudo, a major milestone in the history of Brazilian teledramaturgy.
[3] In 1988, Gilberto Braga wrote another highlight of the Globo programming, miniseries O Primo Basílio, adapted from novel by Eça de Queiroz.
[5] In the same year, he was invited to take care of the musical production of the miniseries A, E, I, O... Urca, by Doc Comparato, and signed the supervision in Lua Cheia de Amor.
[8] In 2003, Gilberto Braga wrote another great success: Celebridade, starring Malu Mader, Cláudia Abreu and Fábio Assunção in the lead roles.
Nominated for International Emmy Award, the telenovela had in its main cast Alessandra Negrini, Tony Ramos, Glória Pires, Fábio Assunção, Wagner Moura, among others.