Brasil 247: Frase do dia de Vinicius de Moraes: “A vida é a arte do encontro, embora haja tanto desencontro pela vida.” – Essa reflexão explica como valorizar encontros verdadeiros ...
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Vinícius de Moraes
Marcus Vinícius da Cruz e Mello Moraes, better known as Vinícius de Moraes and nicknamed "O Poetinha", was a Brazilian poet, diplomat, lyricist, essayist, musician, singer, and playwright. With his frequent and diverse musical partners, including Antônio Carlos Jobim, his lyrics and compositions were instrumental in the birth and introduction to the world of bossa nova music. He recorded numerous…
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culture · Brazilian poet and lyricist (1913–1980) · poet · singer · composer · journalist · diplomat · reporter · writer · jazz musician · screenwriter · songwriter · also Vinícius de Moraes, Vinicius de Moraes, Vinicius de Morães, Marcus Vinícius da Cruz e Mello de M, Marcus Vinícius de Moraes, Vinicius De Moraes
Born 19 October 1913 · Died 9 July 1980 · Q333856
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2026· 6 entries
Published video “Exposição sobre Vinicius no Museu de Arte do Rio (MAR)”.
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Published video “Poética II – Vinicius de Moraes”.
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Published video “Poética - Vinicius de Moraes #shorts”.
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Published video “Vinicius em casa com amigos (Tom, Gil, Chico e Miúcha) / 1977”.
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Published video “Ausência (poema de Vinicius de Moraes)”.
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2025· 1 entry
Published video “Os Afrossambas”.
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2024· 4 entries
Published video “Vinicius de Moraes – 111 anos”.
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Published video “Soneto de Separação #mpb #shorts”.
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Published video “80 anos de Chico Buarque”.
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Published video “Tom, Vinicius e Toquinho interpretam a “Se todos fossem iguais a você” na TV Globo, em 1977. #music”.
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2019· 1 entry
Singer Mart'nália released an album paying tribute to Vinicius' work, which won the Latin Grammy for Best Samba/Pagode Album
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2010· 1 entry
Awarded Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil) (2010).
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2006· 1 entry
Moraes was posthumously reinstated to the Brazilian diplomatic corps
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1980· 2 entries
Died 1980-07-09.
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“A vida é uma grande ilusão! Só sei que ela está com a razão!”
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1974· 1 entry
At the Library of Congress Field Office in Rio de Janeiro
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1963· 1 entry
When he returned to his post in the Brazilian representation at UNESCO, after his marriage to Nelita Abreu Rocha, his fourth wife
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1958· 1 entry
Was transferred to the Brazilian embassy in Montevideo, returning to Brazil in transit
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1957· 1 entry
From the Brazilian embassy to the Brazilian representation at UNESCO in Paris
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1956· 2 entries
And for the film made of it called Black Orpheus
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In São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, having its text published in a deluxe edition illustrated by Carlos Scliar
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1953· 1 entry
His third child, Georgiana, was born, and his fourth child with Lila Maria was born in 1956
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1951· 1 entry
Moraes married his second wife, Lila Maria Esquerdo e Boscoli
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1950· 1 entry
Went to Brazil, then returned to Los Angeles and published two more books: Livro de sonetos ("Book of Sonnets") and Novos poemas II ("New Poems II")
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1943· 1 entry
Moraes passed the MRE admission test on his second attempt and as his first posting was assigned as vice-consul at the Brazilian Consulate in Los Angeles, California
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1941· 1 entry
Returned to Brazil and worked as a film critic for the newspaper A Manhã ("The Morning"), as a contributor to the literary journal Clima ("Climate"), and at the Banking Employees' Institute of Social Security, the pub
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1939· 1 entry
("Sonnet to Octavio de Faria"), the second during the 1960s ("Octavio") in carefully couched praise of his friend
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1936· 1 entry
Moraes became a film censor for the Ministry of Education and Health
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1929· 1 entry
Completed high school and his family moved back to Gávea
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1916· 1 entry
His family moved to Botafogo, where he attended Afrânio Peixoto Primary School
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1913· 1 entry
Born 1913-10-19.
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