
Place of Birth:
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of Birth:
10/19/1913
(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.

Masters of Bossa Nova: Jobim, Toquinho, Vinicius

Vinicius de Moraes

Pixinguinha, an Affectionate Man

Garoto - Vivo Sonhando

As nascentes

ABC of a Strike

Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova

They Shot the Piano Player

The Girl from Ipanema

Mario Wallace Simonsen, Entre a Memória e a História

Phono 73: A Country and its Music

Pluft, o Fantasminha

Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo

Brasília, Uma Sinfonia

Vinicius de Moraes, Um Rapaz de Família
Musicalmente
Vinicius para Criança: A Arca de Noé
Toquinho

Certas Palavras com Chico Buarque

Cyro Monteiro

Caterina Valente presents Brazilian music

Brasil

Música, poesia e amor

The Crystallization of Brasília

Toquinho Maravilhoso

Os Afro-Sambas: The Brazil of Baden and Vinicius

Chico: Brazilian Artist

Otto: De Trás p/ Diante

Miúcha, The Voice of Bossa Nova