Vinicius de Moraes
Vinicius de Moraes brought a poet's ear and a diplomat's polish to bossa nova's lyrics, writing about love, longing and beauty with a literary weight the genre hadn't had before. He and Jobim wrote dozens of standards together, from the songs of Black Orpheus to "The Girl from Ipanema." Roberto Menescal, in Paulo Thiago's documentary This Is Bossa Nova, described the shift de Moraes helped bring about: where traditional samba wallowed in "Nobody wants me, nobody loves me," bossa nova turned instead to the beach, the sea, and love, sung in a new key.
The full story is in Bossa Nova.
At a glance
- Active
- 1950s–1980s
- From
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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In the issues
- Bossa NovaPrincipal · 1956-1964 · Members
Bossa Nova is a genre from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1956–1964. Its principal artists include João Gilberto, Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes. This issue covers 9 essential albums and 15 dated events.