Vinícius de Moraes

Vinícius de Moraes was born on 19 October 1913 in Rio de Janeiro. A law graduate in 1933, he left in 1938 to study English literature at Oxford, thanks to a scholarship. He entered the diplomatic service in 1943 and was vice-consul in Los Angeles, then served in Paris and Montevideo. A poet and lyricist, he wrote songs notably with Antônio Carlos Jobim. Compulsorily retired in 1969 during a purge of the ministry, he married nine times and died in Rio on 9 July 1980.

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• TheatreOrfeu da ConceiçãoVinícius de Moraes · 1954not translated into EnglishLiterature