Vinicius de Moraes

Born: 1913-10-19

(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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They Shot the Piano Player

as Self (archive audio)
Released: 2023-10-06

New York, 2010. Jeff Harris, a music journalist, sets out to uncover the truth about Francisco...

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Vinicius de Moraes

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2005-11-01

To celebrate the life and the work of a multifaceted creator – playwright, poet, partner of the...

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Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo

as Self
Released: 1967-01-01

Originally produced for German TV, Improvised and Purposeful is a firsthand look at the "Cinema...

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Phono 73: A Country and its Music

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2005-01-02

The biggest Brazilian historical festival of all time. The great cast of the 1973 Phonogram (now...

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ABC of a Strike

as Self
Released: 1990-02-15

ABC of a Strike captures the 1979 metal workers strikes outside of São Paulo. The footage sat...

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Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2005-01-01

Documentary about the birth of bossa-nova, in Brazil, and the major stars of this musical style.

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Pixinguinha: Um Homem Carinhoso

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2021-11-11

The life of legendary Brazilian musician Alfredo da Rocha Vianna Filho, better known as Pixinguinha.

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Mario Wallace Simonsen, Entre a Memória e a História

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2013-05-13

The documentary is an investigation into the life of Mario Wallace Simosen, a man who commanded...

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Garoto - Vivo Sonhando

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2020-09-10

A prodigy of stringed instruments, a pioneer of Bossa Nova, a modernizing master of the guitar:...

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Pluft, o Fantasminha

as uncredited
Released: 1962-08-20

It tells the story of a girl being abducted by the evil pirate with a wooden leg.

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Brasil

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1981-12-05

João Gilberto receives Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil and Maria Bethânia during the recording of...

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As nascentes

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Released: 1993-03-01

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Certas Palavras com Chico Buarque

as Self
Released: 1980-10-30

The life and work of Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, composer, playwright, writer and...

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The Girl from Ipanema

as Self
Released: 1967-05-26

Chronicles the life of a 17 year-old girl living in the upper-class Rio de Janeiro neighbourhood...

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Brasília, Uma Sinfonia

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1986-01-02

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Cyro Monteiro

as uncredited
Released: 1975-07-25

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Masters of Bossa Nova: Jobim, Toquinho, Vinicius

as Himself
Released: 1978-01-01

Legendary bossa nova artists Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes and Antonio Toquinho...

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Vinicius de Moraes, Um Rapaz de Família

as Self
Released: 1983-10-09

A documentary on Brazilian poet and composer Vinicius de Moraes, made by his daughter a few...

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Música, poesia e amor

as uncredited
Released: 1976-07-30

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The Crystallization of Brasília

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 2019-07-28

Fourth chapter of the "Atlas", "The Crystallization of Brasília" explores the ideia of the...

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Le Grand Échiquier

as Self (archive footage)
First aired: 1972-01-12

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