Vinicius de Moraes is one of the touchstones of modern Brazilian song. Modern yes, because the lyrics he produced (alone or with partners such as Antonio Carlos Jobim, Edu Lobo and Chico Buarque) are still exemplary today in their freshness, their calculated simplicity, their sincere and lyrical display of affections. One of the renewers of our music with Bossa Nova, the poet went beyond labels, leaving a rich, varied and - today - classic musical legacy. This new edition of the Book of Lyrics brings together all the songs composed by Vinicius, including individual pieces and partnerships. An unforgettable list of songs, known today in Brazil and around the world: "Garota de Ipanema", "Canto de Ossanha", "Água de bebe" and "A tonga da mironga do kabuletê", among dozens of others. As a bonus, two lyrics that had not previously been published, the result of the poet's partnership with composers Francis Hime and Edu Lobo. Completing the volume is an essay by Paulo da Costa e Silva, commissioned especially for this edition, with a detailed and enlightening analysis of the song by Vinicius de Moraes, as well as texts by Eucanaã Ferraz (curator of the collection), José Castello (about the journey of the Vinicius lyricist) and an entertaining chronicle by Portuguese author Alexandre O'Neill about a concert by Vinicius and Baden to brighten up a night out and chase away the gray in the middle of Salazarist Lisbon.
