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