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Fernando Meirelles
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Brazilian film director (born 1955)
Film & TV
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Fernando Ferreira Meirelles (Brazilian Portuguese:[feʁˈnɐ̃du mejˈɾɛlis]; born 9 November 1955) is a Brazilian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for co-directing the film City of God, released in 2002 in Brazil and in 2003 in the U.S. by Miramax Films, which received international critical acclaim. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director for his work in…
Known for
- Operação Lorca, o bailado — Himself2026
- Passages: Travelling In and Out of Film Through Brazilian Geography2019
- VIVA - The opening Ceremony Documentary of Rio 2016 — Self2017
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter — Self2015
- O Velho Guerreiro Não Morrerá - O Cangaceiro de Lima Barreto 50 Anos Depois — Self2011
- Brasil Animado2011
- Comercial2010
- Critic — Self2008
- Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener — Self2006
- Once Upon a Time There Was Iracema2005
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Brazil
- Active from
- 1940-10-10
- Active to
- 2008-06-04
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Discography
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- Listeners
- 284
- Total plays
- 577
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Fernando
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Brazil
- Place of birth
- São Paulo
- Occupation
- director
- Educated at
- University of São Paulo
- Languages spoken
- Portuguese
- Image
- Fernando Meirelles 2012 (cropped).JPG
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- Fernando Meirelles
- date of birth
- 1955-09-11
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Fernando Meirelles
- nominated for
- European Film Award for Best Non-European Film
- start of work period
- 1982-00-00
- social media followers
- 72861
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