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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 49. Chapters: Bossa nova drummers, Bossa nova guitarists, Bossa nova keyboardists, Bossa nova organists, Bossa nova pianists, Bossa nova singers, Vinicius de Moraes, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Charlie Byrd, Baden Powell de Aquino, Joao Gilberto, Chico Buarque, Joao Donato, Elis Regina, Sergio Mendes, Marcos Valle, Sitti Navarro, Nouvelle Vague, Tim Maia, Elizete Cardoso, Astrud Gilberto, Rosinha de Valenca, Lisa Ono, Eumir Deodato, Henri Salvador, Maysa Matarazzo, Luiz Bonfa, Tania Maria, Toquinho, Bebel Gilberto, Milton Banana, Muntu Valdo, Elza Soares, Djavan, Leny Andrade, Jair Rodrigues, Nara Leao, Manfredo Fest, Claudia Acuna, Keter Betts, Walter Wanderley, Miucha, Bill Beach, Thilo Martinho, Wilson Simonal, Ana Paula Lopes, Luiz Eca, Vinicius Cantuaria, Rosalia de Souza, Ana Caram, Edu Lobo, Paulinho Nogueira, Leila Pinheiro, Oscar Castro-Neves, Eliana Pittman, Sylvia Telles, Francis Hime, Carlos Lyra, Celso Fonseca, Bossacucanova, Roberto Menescal, Helcio Milito, Smokey & Miho, Newton Mendonca, Ronaldo Boscoli. Excerpt: Marcus Vinicius de Moraes (October 19, 1913 - July 9, 1980), known as Vinicius de Moraes (Portuguese pronunciation: ) and nicknamed O Poetinha (the little poet), was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Son of Lydia Cruz de Moraes and Clodoaldo Pereira da Silva Moraes, he 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. He was also a composer of bossa nova, a playwright, a diplomat and, as an interpreter of his own songs, he left several important albums. Son of Clodoaldo da Silva Pereira Moraes - a City Hall officer, as well as poet and amateur guitar player - and Lidia Cruz - a housewife and amateur pianist - Vinicius was born in 1913 in the neighborhood of Gavea, then a rural suburb of Rio de Janeiro. In 1916, he moved with ...
