Vinicius de Moraes

Career Overview

Vinicius de Moraes has 49 screen credits in a career dating back to 1959. Signature works include Toquinho, Vinicius de Moraes, Um Rapaz de Família, Musicalmente. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

49

Birth Date

1913-10-19

Birth Place

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Known For

• Toquinho
• 

  Vinicius de Moraes, Um Rapaz de Família
• 

  Musicalmente
• 

  Música, Poesia e Amor
• 

  Os Afro-Sambas: The Brazil of Baden and Vinicius
• 

  The Crystallization of Brasília

Frequent Collaborators

• Antônio Carlos Jobim (3 collaborations)
• Miúcha (2 collaborations)
• Toquinho (2 collaborations)
• Gessy Gesse (2 collaborations)
• Paulinho Nogueira (1 collaborations)
• Chico Buarque (1 collaborations)
• Fiorella Mannoia (1 collaborations)
• Jorge Ben Jor (1 collaborations)
• Gilberto Gil (1 collaborations)
• Ivan Lins (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (30 credits)

  • The Girl From Ipanema: Astrud Gilberto, Queen of Bossa Nova

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Os Afro-Sambas: The Brazil of Baden and Vinicius

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Toquinho Maravilhoso

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • They Shot the Piano Player

    Self (archive audio)

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • Otto: De Trás p/ Diante

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Miúcha, The Voice of Bossa Nova

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Pixinguinha, an Affectionate Man

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Garoto - Vivo Sonhando

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • The Crystallization of Brasília

    Narrator (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Chico: Brazilian Artist

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Mario Wallace Simonsen, Entre a Memória e a História

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Vinicius de Moraes

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Phono 73: A Country and its Music

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Toquinho

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • As nascentes

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • ABC of a Strike

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Brasília, Uma Sinfonia

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • Vinicius de Moraes, Um Rapaz de Família

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • Brasil

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • Certas Palavras com Chico Buarque

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • Vinicius para Criança: A Arca de Noé

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • Caterina Valente presents Brazilian music

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Musicalmente

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • Masters of Bossa Nova: Jobim, Toquinho, Vinicius

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • Música, Poesia e Amor

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • Cyro Monteiro

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • The Girl from Ipanema

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Pluft, o Fantasminha

    actor

    actors
    1962

• sound (9 credits)

  • Teste: Ou a Consciência da Tensão

    sound

    sound
    2025
  • Orfeu

    music

    sound
    1999
  • Para Viver Um Grande Amor

    music

    sound
    1984
  • Iracema, a Virgem dos Lábios de Mel

    songs

    sound
    1979
  • Marília e Marina

    original music composer

    sound
    1976
  • Carioca Tigre

    music

    sound
    1976
  • The Girl from Ipanema

    music coordinator

    sound
    1967
  • Sol Sobre a Lama

    original music composer

    sound
    1963
  • The Dead at the Phone

    music

    sound
    1963

• writing (8 credits)

  • Noah's Ark

    author

    writing
    2024
  • Language of the Infinite Cycle of All Things

    writer

    writing
    2023
  • Orfeu

    theatre play

    writing
    1999
  • Para Viver Um Grande Amor

    theatre play

    writing
    1984
  • Di Cavalcanti Di Glauber

    book

    writing
    1977
  • Doomed Lovers

    writer

    writing
    1967
  • The Girl from Ipanema

    story

    writing
    1967
  • Black Orpheus

    theatre play

    writing
    1959

• production (1 credits)

  • The Girl from Ipanema

    associate producer

    production
    1967

• directing (1 credits)

  • Blue and White

    director

    directing
    1962