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João Moreira Salles

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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João Moreira Salles was born in 1962 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is a director and producer, known for Santiago (2007), Nelson Freire (2003) and No Intenso Agora (2017). He was previously married to Branca Viana.
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    • Awards
      • 20 wins & 23 nominations total

    Known for

    Santiago (2007)
    Santiago
    7.9
    • Director
    • 2007
    Nelson Freire (2003)
    Nelson Freire
    7.8
    • Director
    • 2003
    No Intenso Agora (2017)
    No Intenso Agora
    7.4
    • Director
    • 2017
    News from a Personal War (1999)
    News from a Personal War
    8.2
    • Director(as J. Moreira Salles)
    • 1999

    Credits

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    Director

    • Minha Terra Estrangeira
      • Director
      • 2025
    • No Intenso Agora (2017)
      No Intenso Agora
      7.4
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Santiago (2007)
      Santiago
      7.9
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Atos: A Campanha Pública de Lula (2006)
      Atos: A Campanha Pública de Lula
      6.7
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Poema Sujo
      Video
      • directed by
      • 2005
    • Entreatos (2004)
      Entreatos
      7.8
      • Director
      • 2004
    • Nelson Freire (2003)
      Nelson Freire
      7.8
      • Director
      • 2003
    • 6 Histórias Brasileiras
      TV Series
      • directed by
      • 2000
    • Santa Cruz
      TV Movie
      • directed by
      • 2000
    • O Vale (2000)
      O Vale
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2000
    • News from a Personal War (1999)
      News from a Personal War
      8.2
      • Director (as J. Moreira Salles)
      • 1999
    • Futebol (1998)
      Futebol
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1998
    • Somos Todos Filhos da Terra (1998)
      Somos Todos Filhos da Terra
      5.8
      Short
      • Director
      • 1998
    • Blues (1990)
      Blues
      6.5
      • Director
      • 1990
    • América
      8.0
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1989

    Producer

    • Criaturas da Mente (2025)
      Criaturas da Mente
      7.6
      • producer
      • 2025
    • Mariner of the Mountains (2021)
      Mariner of the Mountains
      7.2
      • producer
      • 2021
    • I Owe You a Letter About Brazil (2019)
      I Owe You a Letter About Brazil
      8.0
      • co-producer
      • 2019
    • Last Conversations (2015)
      Last Conversations
      7.8
      • producer
      • 2015
    • As Canções (2011)
      As Canções
      7.9
      • executive producer
      • 2011
    • A Família Braz: Dois Tempos (2010)
      A Família Braz: Dois Tempos
      6.7
      • executive producer
      • 2010
    • Uma Noite em 67 (2010)
      Uma Noite em 67
      7.7
      • executive producer
      • 2010
    • Moscou (2009)
      Moscou
      7.0
      • executive producer
      • 2009
    • Jogo de cena (2007)
      Jogo de cena
      8.4
      • executive producer
      • 2007
    • O Fim e o Princípio (2006)
      O Fim e o Princípio
      7.7
      • executive producer
      • 2006
    • Peões (2004)
      Peões
      7.8
      • executive producer
      • 2004
    • Edifício Master (2002)
      Edifício Master
      8.3
      • executive producer
      • 2002
    • Amyr Klink - Mar Sem Fim (2002)
      Amyr Klink - Mar Sem Fim
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2002
    • Krajcberg - O Poeta dos Vestígios (1987)
      Krajcberg - O Poeta dos Vestígios
      6.7
      • producer
      • 1987

    Writer

    • No Intenso Agora (2017)
      No Intenso Agora
      7.4
      • Writer
      • 2017
    • Santiago (2007)
      Santiago
      7.9
      • Writer
      • 2007
    • Nelson Freire (2003)
      Nelson Freire
      7.8
      • writer
      • 2003
    • Rodrigo Santoro in Behind the Sun (2001)
      Behind the Sun
      7.6
      • additional dialogue
      • 2001
    • 6 Histórias Brasileiras
      TV Series
      • created by
      • 2000
    • O Vale (2000)
      O Vale
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2000
    • News from a Personal War (1999)
      News from a Personal War
      8.2
      • writer
      • 1999
    • América
      8.0
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1989
    • Chico Buarque in Chico ou o País da Delicadeza Perdida (1989)
      Chico ou o País da Delicadeza Perdida
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • text
      • screenplay
      • 1989

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • J. Moreira Salles
    • Born
      • 1962
      • Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    • Spouse
      • Branca Viana? - 2005 (divorced, 1 child)

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    • Trivia
      Brother of Walter Salles.

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