Vinicius de Moraes
(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.
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Movies (44)
The Girl From Ipanema: Astrud Gilberto, Queen of Bossa Nova
2026 · Self
Teste: Ou a Consciência da Tensão
2025 · Sound
Os Afro-Sambas: The Brazil of Baden and Vinicius
2024 · Self (archive footage)
Toquinho Maravilhoso
2024 · Self (archive footage)
Noah's Ark
2024 · Author
Language of the Infinite Cycle of All Things
2023 · Writer
They Shot the Piano Player
2023 · Self (archive audio)
Otto: De Trás p/ Diante
2022 · Self (archive footage)
Miúcha, The Voice of Bossa Nova
2022 · Self
Pixinguinha, an Affectionate Man
2021 · Self (archive footage)
Garoto - Vivo Sonhando
2020 · Self (archive footage)
The Crystallization of Brasília
2019 · Narrator (voice)
Chico: Brazilian Artist
2015 · Self (archive footage)
Mario Wallace Simonsen, Entre a Memória e a História
2013 · Self (archive footage)
Vinicius de Moraes
2005 · Self (archive footage)
Phono 73: A Country and its Music
2005 · Self (archive footage)
Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
2005 · Self (archive footage)
Toquinho
2001 · Self
Orfeu
1999 · Music, Theatre Play
As nascentes
1993
ABC of a Strike
1990 · Self
Brasília, Uma Sinfonia
1986 · Self (archive footage)
Para Viver Um Grande Amor
1984 · Theatre Play, Music
Vinicius de Moraes, Um Rapaz de Família
1983 · Self
Brasil
1981 · Self (archive footage)
Certas Palavras com Chico Buarque
1980 · Self
Vinicius para Criança: A Arca de Noé
1980 · Self
Iracema, a Virgem dos Lábios de Mel
1979 · Songs
Caterina Valente presents Brazilian music
1979 · Self
Musicalmente
1978 · Self
Masters of Bossa Nova: Jobim, Toquinho, Vinicius
1978 · Himself
Di Cavalcanti Di Glauber
1977 · Book
Marília e Marina
1976 · Original Music Composer
Carioca Tigre
1976 · Music
Música, Poesia e Amor
1976
Cyro Monteiro
1975
Doomed Lovers
1967 · Writer
The Girl from Ipanema
1967 · Self, Story, Music Coordinator, Associate Producer
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
1967 · Self
Sol Sobre a Lama
1963 · Original Music Composer
The Dead at the Phone
1963 · Music
Pluft, o Fantasminha
1962
Blue and White
1962 · Director
Black Orpheus
1959 · Theatre Play
