Vinicius de Moraes
Born
19 October 1913 (112)
Place of Birth
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Also known as
Vinícius de Moraes
Biography
(October 19, 1913 – July 9, 1980), also known as Vinícius de Moraes and nicknamed O Poetinha ("The little poet"), was a Brazilian poet, lyricist, essayist, and playwright who later became a seminal figure in modern Brazilian music and literature. He served as a diplomat; composed his own bossa nova music; and as an interpreter of his own lyrics, recorded several albums.
Filmography (31)
The Girl From Ipanema: Astrud Gilberto, Queen of Bossa Nova
2026
Os Afro-Sambas: The Brazil of Baden and Vinicius
2024
Toquinho Maravilhoso
2024
They Shot the Piano Player
2023
Otto: De Trás p/ Diante
2022
Miúcha, The Voice of Bossa Nova
2022
Pixinguinha, an Affectionate Man
2021
Garoto - Vivo Sonhando
2020
The Crystallization of Brasília
2019
Chico: Brazilian Artist
2015
Mario Wallace Simonsen, Entre a Memória e a História
2013
Vinicius de Moraes
2005
Phono 73: A Country and its Music
2005
Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
2005
Toquinho
2001
As nascentes
1993
ABC of a Strike
1990
Brasília, Uma Sinfonia
1986
Vinicius de Moraes, Um Rapaz de Família
1983
Brasil
1981
Certas Palavras com Chico Buarque
1980
Vinicius para Criança: A Arca de Noé
1980
Caterina Valente presents Brazilian music
1979
Musicalmente
1978
Masters of Bossa Nova: Jobim, Toquinho, Vinicius
1978
Música, poesia e amor
1976
Cyro Monteiro
1975
The Girl from Ipanema
1967
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
1967
Pluft, o Fantasminha
1962
Blue and White
1962
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