Vinicius de Moraes
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.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Adult: No
Birthday: October 19, 1913
Age: 111 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: July 09, 1980
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Masters of Bossa Nova: Jobim, Toquinho, Vinicius
Overview: Legendary bossa nova artists Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes and Antonio Toquinho demonstrate on stage why this infectious Brazilian musical genre, with the lilting, alluring sound, has left its global mark. Performing in 1978, the trio runs through such favorites as "Desafinado," "Samba de Orly," "Agua de Beber" and "Canto de Ossaha," plus two songs that launched the worldwide bossa nova revolution, "Girl from Ipanema" and "Wave."
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-01-01
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Vinicius de Moraes
Overview: To celebrate the life and the work of a multifaceted creator – playwright, poet, partner of the most important names of Brazilian pop music and, above all, an enlightened character of the Brazilian cultural history - director Miguel Faria Jr. gathered an incomparable cast of partners, singers, friends and rare images from the archives recalling Vinícius’ genial simplicity, with the spontaneity, the humor, and the freedom of a person chatting over a bar table, exactly how the eternal Vinícius would enjoy.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2005-11-01
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Pixinguinha: Um Homem Carinhoso
Overview: The life of legendary Brazilian musician Alfredo da Rocha Vianna Filho, better known as Pixinguinha.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2021-11-11
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Garoto - Vivo Sonhando
Overview: A prodigy of stringed instruments, a pioneer of Bossa Nova, a modernizing master of the guitar: Aníbal Augusto Sardinha, better known as Garoto (1915-1955), is one of the hidden pillars of Brazilian music. Woven by rare archival material, personal diaries and testimonies, this documentary reveals his influence and the artistic conflicts of an avant-garde artist in the golden age of Brazilian radio.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2020-09-10
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As nascentes
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1993-03-01
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ABC of a Strike
Overview: ABC of a Strike captures the 1979 metal workers strikes outside of São Paulo. The footage sat untouched until after the death of highly-regarded director Leon Hirszman in 1987, by which time the material had a new relevance. The gripping film captures the negotiations between the labor unions and the factory bosses and shows the birth of the region’s Worker’s Party, as well as the emergence of its charismatic leader, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Rising from extreme poverty, Lula gained national prominence as a union activist during the late 70s and early 80s. After being jailed during his time as a union leader, he eventually becomes Brazil’s president from 2003 to 2010.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1990-02-15
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Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
Overview: Documentary about the birth of bossa-nova, in Brazil, and the major stars of this musical style.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2005-01-01
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They Shot the Piano Player
Overview: New York, 2010. Jeff Harris, a music journalist, sets out to uncover the truth about Francisco Tenório Júnior, a young Brazilian samba-jazz pianist who disappeared in Buenos Aires on March 18, 1976.
Genres: Animation Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-10-06
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The Girl from Ipanema
Overview: Chronicles the life of a 17 year-old girl living in the upper-class Rio de Janeiro neighbourhood of Ipanema. Márcia lives a life of parties and spend her days among bohemians, musicians and intellectuals. While seeming happy in the outside, she's extremely anguished inside. Based on the famous song by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1967-05-26
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Mario Wallace Simonsen, Entre a Memória e a História
Overview: The documentary is an investigation into the life of Mario Wallace Simosen, a man who commanded conglomerates of several companies and was threatened during the Military Dictatorship, when his rights were revoked.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2013-05-13
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Phono 73: A Country and its Music
Overview: The biggest Brazilian historical festival of all time. The great cast of the 1973 Phonogram (now Universal Music) meets in three nights to protest against the curtailment of freedom of expression in those dark years of the dictatorship. With the images rescued in 2005, revealing exciting moments, containing the incredible presentations, it brings a team of all greatness and the opportunity to understand the path that Brazilian music has taken to the present day.
Genres: Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2005-01-02
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Pluft, o Fantasminha
Overview: It tells the story of a girl being abducted by the evil pirate with a wooden leg.
Genres: Family Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1962-08-20
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Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
Overview: Originally produced for German TV, Improvised and Purposeful is a firsthand look at the "Cinema Novo" movement (otherwise known as the 'Brazilian New Wave'). Director Joaquim Pedro de Andrade focuses on six Cinema Novo filmmakers working in Rio in 1967.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1967-01-01
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Brasília, Uma Sinfonia
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1986-01-02
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Vinicius de Moraes, Um Rapaz de Família
Overview: A documentary on Brazilian poet and composer Vinicius de Moraes, made by his daughter a few months before his death.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1983-10-09
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Musicalmente
Overview: Witness here a historical moment of Brazilian music. At the end of the 70’s, Vinícius de Moraes, Toquinho, Tom Jobim and Miúcha took off to Italy, to take part in a TV program called Musicalmente Vinícius (Musically Vinícius). In a casual and intimate atmosphere, the quartet talks and sings songs that define the epoch. Great Bossa Nova classics are presented such as "Aguas de Março", "Samba do Avião", "Wave" and the immortal "Garota de Ipanema". Toquinho and Vinícius also play their hits like "Tarde em Itapoã" and "A Gente vai Levando". Don’t miss this exclusive and never before published moment of these true geniouses of MPB.
Genres: Music
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1978-10-18
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Vinicius para Criança: A Arca de Noé
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Genres: Family Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1980-10-10
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Toquinho
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Genres: Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2001-02-18
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Certas Palavras com Chico Buarque
Overview: The life and work of Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, composer, playwright, writer and poet Chico Buarque de Hollanda.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1980-10-30
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Cyro Monteiro
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1975-07-25
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Caterina Valente presents Brazilian music
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1979-01-01
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Brasil
Overview: João Gilberto receives Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil and Maria Bethânia during the recording of his album Brasil.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1981-12-05
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Música, poesia e amor
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1976-07-30
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The Crystallization of Brasília
Overview: Fourth chapter of the "Atlas", "The Crystallization of Brasília" explores the ideia of the future as a petrified past. In an accelerated geological time, centuries crystallize in a few months in the form of a city. This process is driven by the force of mystical rationalism, who has the power to embalm ideas and social structures so that they last forever.
Genres: Documentary Science Fiction Animation Fantasy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2019-07-28
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Toquinho Maravilhoso
Overview: The documentary narrates the life of Toquinho, one of the greatest Brazilian artists, a musician who transcends the barriers of time and language with his sensitivity. A story that shapes Brazilian popular music.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2024-08-13
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Os Afro-Sambas: The Brazil of Baden and Vinicius
Overview: Released in 1966 by Vinicius de Moraes and Baden Powell, the record Os Afro-Sambas is one of Brazil's most revered. Participants of the original recording, critics, friends and family of the musicians revisit the creation of this masterpiece. Filmed between Salvador and Rio, the documentary brings together archive footage and exclusive interviews with Maria Bethânia, Dori Caymmi, Russo Passapusso and Nelson Motta. A tribute to a classic that transformed Brazilian music.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2024-10-03
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Chico: Brazilian Artist
Overview: Chico Buarque is a constant presence in Brazil's art scene and makes up its citizen's popular culture. This wealth in music, poems, theater and novels has been created over the last 50 years and in this film Chico Buarque converses about his memories, shows, daily life, work methods, creative process, in summary all his trajectory. The musician’s search for his German brother, whom he never got to meet, serves as one of the axis for the narrative.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2015-11-26
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