Vinicius de Moraes

Vinicius de Moraes (October 19, 1913 - July 9, 1980), born as Marcus Vinícius da Cruz de Melo Morais in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 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. As a composer, he wrote some good music, and as an interpreter, he left several important albums.

Brazilian performers

• Laurindo Almeida
• Ary Barroso
• João Bosco
• Bola Sete
• Chico Buarque
• Elizeth Cardoso
• Oscar Castro-Neves
• Dorival Caymmi
• Nana Caymmi
• Gal Costa
• Maria Creuza
• Raul de Souza
• Agostinho dos Santos
• Altemar Dutra
• Gilberto Gil
• Astrud Gilberto
• Bebel Gilberto
• João Gilberto
• Tom Jobim
• Joyce
• Ivan Lins
• Edu Lobo
• Carlos Lyra
• Ney Matogrosso
• Maysa
• Sergio Mendes
• Roberto Menescal
• Dóris Monteiro
• MPB-4
• Milton Nascimento
• Paulinho Nogueira
• Os Cariocas
• Rosa Passos
• Leila Pinheiro
• Pixinguinha
• Baden Powell
• Flora Purim
• Quarteto Em Cy
• Elis Regina
• Claudio Roditi
• Jair Rodrigues
• Tamba Trio
• Tânia Maria
• Paulo e Haroldo Tapajós
• Sebastião Tapajós
• Toninho Horta
• Zimbo Trio