Vinicius de Moraes
Birthday
1913/10/19
Day of death
1980/07/09 (66 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Also know 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.
Acting
(1978) Masters of Bossa Nova: Jobim, Toquinho, Vinicius
as Himself
(2005) Vinicius de Moraes
as Self (archive footage)
(2021) Pixinguinha, an Affectionate Man
as Self (archive footage)
(2020) Garoto - Vivo Sonhando
as Self (archive footage)
(1993) As nascentes
as ---
(1990) ABC of a Strike
as Self
(2005) Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
as Self (archive footage)
(2023) They Shot the Piano Player
as Self (archive audio)
(1967) The Girl from Ipanema
as Self
(2013) Mario Wallace Simonsen, Entre a Memória e a História
as Self (archive footage)
(2005) Phono 73: A Country and its Music
as Self (archive footage)
(1962) Pluft, o Fantasminha
as ---
(1967) Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
as Self
(1986) Brasília, Uma Sinfonia
as Self (archive footage)
(1983) Vinicius de Moraes, Um Rapaz de Família
as Self
(1978) Musicalmente
as Self
(1980) Vinicius para Criança: A Arca de Noé
as Self
(2001) Toquinho
as Self
(1980) Certas Palavras com Chico Buarque
as Self
(1975) Cyro Monteiro
as ---
(1979) Caterina Valente presents Brazilian music
as Self
(1981) Brasil
as Self (archive footage)
(1976) Música, poesia e amor
as ---
(2019) The Crystallization of Brasília
as Narrator (voice)
(2024) Toquinho Maravilhoso
as Self (archive footage)
(2024) Os Afro-Sambas: The Brazil of Baden and Vinicius
as Self (archive footage)
(2015) Chico: Brazilian Artist
as Self (archive footage)
(2022) Otto: De Trás p/ Diante
as Self (archive footage)
(2022) Miúcha, The Voice of Bossa Nova
as Self
(1972) Le Grand Échiquier
as Self (archive footage)
(1971) Samedi soir
as Self