Vinicius de Moraes

Personal Info

Birthday

October 19, 1913

Day of Death

1980-07-09

(66 years old)

Place of Birth

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Also Known As

Vinícius de Moraes

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

The Crystallization of Brasília

Filmography

2024
Os Afro-Sambas: The Brazil of Baden and Vinicius
as Self (archive footage)
Toquinho Maravilhoso
as Self (archive footage)
2023
They Shot the Piano Player
as Self (archive audio)
2022
Otto: De Trás p/ Diante
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Pixinguinha, an Affectionate Man
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Garoto - Vivo Sonhando
as Self (archive footage)
2019
The Crystallization of Brasília
as Narrator (voice)
2015
Chico: Brazilian Artist
as Self (archive footage)
2013
Mario Wallace Simonsen, Entre a Memória e a História
as Self (archive footage)
2005
Vinicius de Moraes
as Self (archive footage)
Phono 73: A Country and its Music
as Self (archive footage)
Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
as Self (archive footage)
2001
Toquinho
as Self
1990
ABC of a Strike
as Self
1986
Brasília, Uma Sinfonia
as Self (archive footage)
1983
Vinicius de Moraes, Um Rapaz de Família
as Self
1981
Brasil
as Self (archive footage)
1980
Certas Palavras com Chico Buarque
as Self
Vinicius para Criança: A Arca de Noé
as Self
1979
Caterina Valente presents Brazilian music
as Self
1978
Musicalmente
as Self
Masters of Bossa Nova: Jobim, Toquinho, Vinicius
as Himself
1967
The Girl from Ipanema
as Self
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
as Self