Moraes Moreira

Acting

Moraes Moreira

Born — Died

1947-07-08 — 2020-04-13

Place of birth

Ituaçu, Bahia, Brazil

Known for

Acting

Credits

18 titles

Antônio Carlos Moreira Pires (July 8, 1947 – April 13, 2020), better known as Moraes Moreira, was a Brazilian musician and songwriter. During the 1970s he played guitar and sang in the band Novos Baianos, after which he embarked on a solo career recording 29 albums. Moreira was involved in recording 40 full-length albums with Novos Baianos and Trio Elétrico Dodô e Osmar, and two more albums with guitarist Pepeu Gomes. Moreira was one of the most versatile composers of Brazil, mixing the genres of rock, samba, choro, frevo, baião, and classical. Moreira began playing the accordion in festivals at São João and other events in Ituaçu, Brazil such as "Portal da Chapada Diamantina". In his youth…

Known for

Film credits

2010s · 8 titles

Dunas do Barato poster
5.5

A rescue of the history of Ipanema beach in the 1970s, when the construction of a pier changed the landscape and created fertile soil for a generation of artists and sportsmen.

Dunas do Barato

2017

Trem da Alegria - Arte, Futebol e Ofício poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Trem da Alegria - Arte, Futebol e Ofício

2016

Acabou Chorare Novos Baianos se Encontram poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Acabou Chorare Novos Baianos se Encontram

2017

O Barato de Iacanga poster
7.8

Participants recall a series of festivals held on a farm in Brazil during the '70s and '80s that evolved into liberating celebrations of music.

O Barato de Iacanga

2019

Beard, Hair & Stache poster
NR

Afonsinho, Paulo Cézar Caju and Nei Conceição started their careers in the mid-1960s, a time of strong political repression in Brazil. Originally teammates of a celebrated generation of the Botafogo football team superstars, they did not give up their freedom when the military dictatorship decided to take control of the field.

Beard, Hair & Stache

2016

Dorivando Saravá, o Preto Que Virou Mar poster
10.0

Singer, composer, actor and painter, Dorival Caymmi was a multiple artist, but what they may not know is his pioneering work in introducing candomblé into Brazilian popular music. Recreating in a poetic way concepts present in Caymmi's work and life, the documentary revelation of the artist from his own lines, mined in old magazines.

Dorivando Saravá, o Preto Que Virou Mar

2019

Filhos de João, O Admirável Mundo Novo Baiano poster
8.5

A panorama of Brazilian popular music from the 60s and 70s through the musical group Novos Baianos. A retrospective of the community lifestyle adopted by its members and the influence inherited from singer João Gilberto.

Filhos de João, O Admirável Mundo Novo Baiano

2011

Guitarra Baiana - A Voz do Carnaval poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Guitarra Baiana - A Voz do Carnaval

2016

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