- Honorable Mention in The 2009 Billboard World Song Contest
- Honorable Mention in the 2008 John Lennon Songwriting Contest
- Also in 2008, Giah signed a record deal with British Label ASTRANOVA Records for the release of a CD compilation entitled "Yesterday's tomorrow".
- three time garageband.com's Track of the Day, which is an American site that has Sir George Martin, Beatles former producer, as chairman of their advisory board.
- Featured on the soundtrack of the American production No Pain, No Gain - a movie exhibited in 250 movie theaters in the United States and worldwide.
- Pre-selected for 2006 Brazilian TIM Award, and 2006 Latin Grammy, and Giah's 1998 debut album Semente (Seed) was nominated for Brazil's 1998 Sharp Award.
-As a guitarist, he was finalist at Brazil's 1998 Visa Instrumental Award and won a second place at the Berklee / Souza Lima Festival in his hometown São Paulo.
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