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Vinicius de Moraes

1913 - 1980

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Marcus Vinícius da Cruz e Mello Moraes (19 October 1913 – 9 July 1980), better known as Vinícius de Moraes (Brazilian Portuguese: [viˈnisjuʒ dʒi moˈɾajʃ]) and nicknamed "O Poetinha" ("The Little Poet"), 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vinicius de Moraes has received more than 489,116 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Vinicius de Moraes is the 926th most popular writer (up from 937th in 2019), the 62nd most popular biography from Brazil (down from 57th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Brazilian Writer.

Vinicius de Moraes is most famous for his poetry and lyrics. He is also famous for being the co-author of the song "The Girl from Ipanema."

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  • 490k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.39

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.55

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.30

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

La vida vivida
1996
Livro de sonetos
1967
Per vivere un grande amore
Fiction
1998
Para viver um grande amor
1991
Girl from Ipanema
1989
Obra poética
1968

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Vinicius de Moraes ranks 926 out of 7,302. Before him are Clifford D. Simak, Jacques Clément, James May, Jens Peter Jacobsen, Miep Gies, and Lucius Accius. After him are Joost van den Vondel, Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen, Ann Radcliffe, W. G. Sebald, Aimé Césaire, and Thomas Pynchon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Vinicius de Moraes ranks 45. Before him are Artur Axmann, René Clément, Witold Lutosławski, Erich Priebke, Roger Wolcott Sperry, and Jacobo Árbenz. After him are Muddy Waters, Aimé Césaire, Masanobu Fukuoka, Charles Trenet, Mary Ainsworth, and Gert Fröbe. Among people deceased in 1980, Vinicius de Moraes ranks 45. Before him are Willard Libby, Yigal Allon, Marian Rejewski, Lewis Milestone, Marcelo Caetano, and Mae West. After him are Gustav Wagner, John Hasbrouck Van Vleck, Kim Jae-gyu, Raoul Walsh, Pascual Jordan, and V. V. Giri.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Vinicius de Moraes ranks 62 out of 2,236. Before him are Astrud Gilberto (1940), Ademir de Menezes (1922), Roberto Carlos (1941), Gilberto Gil (1942), Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior (1943), and Deodoro da Fonseca (1827). After him are Machado de Assis (1839), Hebe Camargo (1929), Pepe (1935), Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco (1897), Zizinho (1921), and Careca (1960).

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Among WRITERS In Brazil

Among writers born in Brazil, Vinicius de Moraes ranks 3. Before him are Paulo Coelho (1947), and Jorge Amado (1912). After him are Machado de Assis (1839), Reinaldo Arenas (1943), Chico Xavier (1910), Mário de Andrade (1893), José Mauro de Vasconcelos (1920), Augusto Boal (1931), Osvaldo Moles (1913), Carlos Marighella (1911), and Carlos Drummond de Andrade (1902).

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