Vinicius de Moraes was born on October 19, 1913 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as Marcus Vinicius da Cruz de Mello Moraes. He was married to Gilda Quirós Mattoso, Marta Ibáñez, Gessi Gesse, Christina Gurjâo, Nelita Abreu Rocha, Maria Lucia Proença, Lila Bôscoli, Beatriz "Tati" Azevedo and Regina Pederneiras.