Born in Niterói, Brazil in 1969, he studied at the film school of the Universidade Federal Fluminense in Rio de Janeiro and made his first short film Sopro (Breath) in 1994. He went on to direct four more shorts which together won over 30 awards at international festivals. In 2012 he was invited to be an artist in residence in London where he made a film installation inspired by the Hungarian writer Sándor Márai. His feature film debut Sudoeste premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, screened in 27 countries and won a total of 23 awards.
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