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Oct 19, 2021, 6 tweets

Remembering Vinicius de Moraes on his birthday 🎂
With Tom Jobim at the Bar Veloso
📷 Paulo Scheuenstuhl, 1960
With their great song "Garota de Ipanema"

Vinicius de Moraes & Tom Jobim by Pedro de Moraes, 1958
Another song the two collaborated on: "Insensatez". @TedGioia points out in The Jazz Standards that the song resembles Chopin's Prelude in E minor.

Tom & Vinicius in Brasilia
📷 Jader Neves, 1960
Antonio Carlos Jobim & Vinicius de Moraes are standing near where the Museu do Catetinho, Brasília's first presidential residence, will be built.

Antonio Carlos Jobim & Vinicius de Moraes at Tom's home in rua Codajás, Leblon, Rio de Janeiro
Another photograph by Paulo Scheuenstuhl, from 1960

Vinicius de Moraes had many other collaborators besides Tom Jobim, though these two were obviously close. Here is Vinicius & Odette Lara, from 1963. The songs are by Vinicius & Baden Powell.
The wonderful cover photo is by Francisco Pereira.

Vinicius de Moraes wrote music as well as lyrics. His song "Assenza" is so beautiful. Sung here by Ornella Vanoni, with Vinicius himself reading his lyrics. From a wonderful 1976 album with Toquinho.

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