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Vinicius de Moraes

real name Marcus Vinícius da Cruz de Mello Moraes

O poetinha

Brazil · 1913-10-19 – 1980-07-09

Vinicius de Moraes is credited on 11,849 releases across 3,055 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1952–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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11,849

Credits

3,055

Albums

8

Decades active

754

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Born: 19th October 1913, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Died: 9th July 1980, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Nicknamed "O Poetinha" (The Little Poet) Vinícius was a seminal figure in contemporary Brazilian music. As a poet, he wrote lyrics for a great number of songs that became all-time classics. Vinícius was also a composer of Bossa nova, a playwright, a diplomat and, as an interpreter of his own songs, he left several important albums.

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11,849 releases · 3,055 albums · active 1952–2026

  • Performance · 22,695
  • Other credits · 419
  • Production · 13

Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Rio Som · The Bohemian Caverns · A&R Studios

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