Vinicius de Moraes

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

31

Gender

Male

Birthday

1913-10-19

Day of death

1980-07-09 (66 years old)

Place of Birth

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Vinicius 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.

Known For

  • Le Grand Échiquier

    Le Grand Échiquier

  • Samedi soir

    Samedi soir

  • Brasília, Uma Sinfonia

    Brasília, Uma Sinfonia

  • Vinicius para Criança: A Arca de Noé

    Vinicius para Criança: A Arca de Noé

  • Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova

    Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova

  • Vinicius de Moraes

    Vinicius de Moraes

  • Phono 73: A Country and its Music

    Phono 73: A Country and its Music

  • Garoto - Vivo Sonhando

    Garoto - Vivo Sonhando

  • Mario Wallace Simonsen, Entre a Memória e a História

    Mario Wallace Simonsen, Entre a Memória e a História

  • Miúcha, The Voice of Bossa Nova

    Miúcha, The Voice of Bossa Nova

  • Os Afro-Sambas: The Brazil of Baden and Vinicius

    Os Afro-Sambas: The Brazil of Baden and Vinicius

  • Chico: Brazilian Artist

    Chico: Brazilian Artist

  • Certas Palavras com Chico Buarque

    Certas Palavras com Chico Buarque

  • Vinicius de Moraes, Um Rapaz de Família

    Vinicius de Moraes, Um Rapaz de Família

  • Pluft, o Fantasminha

    Pluft, o Fantasminha

  • Brasil

    Brasil

  • They Shot the Piano Player

    They Shot the Piano Player

  • The Girl from Ipanema

    The Girl from Ipanema

  • Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo

    Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo

  • Musicalmente

    Musicalmente

  • As nascentes

    As nascentes

  • Otto: De Trás p/ Diante

    Otto: De Trás p/ Diante

  • ABC of a Strike

    ABC of a Strike

  • Toquinho Maravilhoso

    Toquinho Maravilhoso

  • Cyro Monteiro

    Cyro Monteiro

  • Pixinguinha, an Affectionate Man

    Pixinguinha, an Affectionate Man

  • Música, poesia e amor

    Música, poesia e amor

  • The Crystallization of Brasília

    The Crystallization of Brasília

  • Toquinho

    Toquinho

  • Caterina Valente presents Brazilian music

    Caterina Valente presents Brazilian music

  • Masters of Bossa Nova: Jobim, Toquinho, Vinicius

    Masters of Bossa Nova: Jobim, Toquinho, Vinicius