Vinicius de Moraes
Date of birth: 1913-10-19
Place of birth: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Known for: Acting
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.
Movie Credits
Masters of Bossa Nova: Jobim, Toquinho, Vinicius
1978-01-01
Legendary bossa nova artists Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes and Antonio Toquinho demonstra
Vinicius de Moraes
2005-11-01
To celebrate the life and the work of a multifaceted creator – playwright, poet, partner of the most
Pixinguinha, an Affectionate Man
2021-11-11
The life of legendary Brazilian musician Alfredo da Rocha Vianna Filho, better known as Pixinguinha.
Garoto - Vivo Sonhando
2020-09-10
A prodigy of stringed instruments, a pioneer of Bossa Nova, a modernizing master of the guitar: Aníb
As nascentes
1993-03-01
ABC of a Strike
1990-02-15
ABC of a Strike captures the 1979 metal workers strikes outside of São Paulo. The footage sat untouc
Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
2005-01-01
Documentary about the birth of bossa-nova, in Brazil, and the major stars of this musical style.
They Shot the Piano Player
2023-10-06
New York, 2010. Jeff Harris, a music journalist, sets out to uncover the truth about Francisco Tenór
The Girl from Ipanema
1967-05-26
Chronicles the life of a 17 year-old girl living in the upper-class Rio de Janeiro neighbourhood of
Mario Wallace Simonsen, Entre a Memória e a História
2013-05-13
The documentary is an investigation into the life of Mario Wallace Simosen, a man who commanded cong
Phono 73: A Country and its Music
2005-01-02
The biggest Brazilian historical festival of all time. The great cast of the 1973 Phonogram (now Uni
Pluft, o Fantasminha
1962-08-20
It tells the story of a girl being abducted by the evil pirate with a wooden leg.
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
1967-01-01
Originally produced for German TV, Improvised and Purposeful is a firsthand look at the "Cinema Novo
Brasília, Uma Sinfonia
1986-01-02
Vinicius de Moraes, Um Rapaz de Família
1983-10-09
A documentary on Brazilian poet and composer Vinicius de Moraes, made by his daughter a few months b
Musicalmente
1978-10-18
Witness here a historical moment of Brazilian music. At the end of the 70’s, Vinícius de Moraes, Toq
Vinicius para Criança: A Arca de Noé
1980-10-10
Toquinho
2001-02-18
Certas Palavras com Chico Buarque
1980-10-30
The life and work of Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, composer, playwright, writer and poet C
Cyro Monteiro
1975-07-25
Caterina Valente presents Brazilian music
1979-01-01
Brasil
1981-12-05
João Gilberto receives Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil and Maria Bethânia during the recording of his a
Música, poesia e amor
1976-07-30
The Crystallization of Brasília
2019-07-28
Fourth chapter of the "Atlas", "The Crystallization of Brasília" explores the ideia of the future as
Toquinho Maravilhoso
2024-08-13
The documentary narrates the life of Toquinho, one of the greatest Brazilian artists, a musician who
Os Afro-Sambas: The Brazil of Baden and Vinicius
2024-10-03
Released in 1966 by Vinicius de Moraes and Baden Powell, the record Os Afro-Sambas is one of Brazil'
Chico: Brazilian Artist
2015-11-26
Chico Buarque is a constant presence in Brazil's art scene and makes up its citizen's popular cultur
Otto: De Trás p/ Diante
2022-10-06
The life story of journalist and writer Otto Lara Resende. Paulo Mendes Campos, a personal friend of
Miúcha, The Voice of Bossa Nova
2022-09-10
Despite her position at the epicentre of the Brazilian bossa nova scene, singer Heloísa Maria Buarqu