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Paulo Lins

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  • Director
  • Actor
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Paulo Lins was born on 11 June 1958 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is a writer and director, known for Quase Dois Irmãos (2004), City of God (2002) and O Rappa: Minha Alma (A Paz que Eu Não Quero) (1999).
BornJune 11, 1958
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      • 2 wins & 3 nominations total

    Known for

    Caco Ciocler and Flavio Bauraqui in Quase Dois Irmãos (2004)
    Quase Dois Irmãos
    6.9
    • Writer
    • 2004
    Alice Braga, Leandro Firmino, Alexandre Rodrigues, Inhabitants of Belo Vale Boa Morte and Cidade de Congonhas, and Paige Ellens in City of God (2002)
    City of God
    8.6
    • Writer
    • 2002
    O Rappa: Minha Alma (A Paz que Eu Não Quero)
    3.9
    Short
    • Director
    • 1999
    Darlan Cunha and Douglas Silva in City of Men (2002)
    City of Men
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 2002

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Djonga and Larissa Luz in Resistência Negra (2023)
      Resistência Negra
      TV Mini Series
      • written by
      • collaboration
      • 2023
    • Raphael Logam and Juan Paiva in M-8 (2019)
      M-8
      7.0
      • collaborating writer
      • 2019
    • Jailers (2017)
      Jailers
      7.5
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2018
    • Fabrício Boliveira, Isis Valverde, and Felipe Abib in Brazilian Western (2013)
      Brazilian Western
      6.6
      • screenwriter of the second draft
      • dialogue collaboration
      • 2013
    • Vinícius D'Black and Cristina Lago in Another Love Story (2007)
      Another Love Story
      5.8
      • Writer
      • 2007
    • Caco Ciocler and Flavio Bauraqui in Quase Dois Irmãos (2004)
      Quase Dois Irmãos
      6.9
      • Writer
      • 2004
    • Darlan Cunha and Douglas Silva in City of Men (2002)
      City of Men
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2002–2018
    • Alice Braga, Leandro Firmino, Alexandre Rodrigues, Inhabitants of Belo Vale Boa Morte and Cidade de Congonhas, and Paige Ellens in City of God (2002)
      City of God
      8.6
      • from the novel by
      • 2002
    • Marisa Orth and Marcos Palmeira in Brava Gente (2000)
      Brava Gente
      6.4
      TV Series
      • novel "Cidade de Deus"
      • 2000
    • Orfeu (1999)
      Orfeu
      5.6
      • writer
      • 1999

    Director

    • Darlan Cunha and Douglas Silva in City of Men (2002)
      City of Men
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2002
    • O Rappa: Minha Alma (A Paz que Eu Não Quero)
      3.9
      Short
      • Director
      • 1999

    Actor

    • Ballad of Return (2016)
      Ballad of Return
      6.6
      • Segundo entrevistado
      • 2016
    • Alice Braga, Leandro Firmino, Alexandre Rodrigues, Inhabitants of Belo Vale Boa Morte and Cidade de Congonhas, and Paige Ellens in City of God (2002)
      City of God
      8.6
      • Pastor da Igreja
      • 2002

    Personal details

    • Born
      • June 11, 1958
      • Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    • Other works
      Book: "Desde que o Samba é Samba" (Planeta).

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