Poetry

Vinicius occupies a singular place in the history of Brazilian poetry. One of the leading names in the rising generation of 1930s, a period soon after the modernist movement, his poetry, consisted of clear writing and fluent language, quickly snatched his contemporaries.

After writing his first books, Vinicius remained as one of the leading poets of Brazil, publishing frequently until the 1950s. Thereafter, his publishing production becomes sparser. That is when he transfers his perfect prosody poetry and intense subjectivity to the lyrics of popular music. By working fiercely as a composer he articulates, in a unique and definite way, the high poetic quality of his verses to the renewal of the Brazilian music production of his time.