Bráulio Mantovani (born July 1963 in

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) is a Brazilian

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and author.

Career

Graduating in Portuguese Language and Literature from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, he began his career writing professionally for theatre groups in 1987. Before becoming a writer, Mantovani was an amateur actor working in plays, training he later said was crucial in helping writing characters. In the early 1990s, he moved to

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where he worked as camera operator and assistant director for

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. Back in Brazil, he wrote the script for the short film ''Palace II'', directed by

Fernando Meirelles Fernando Ferreira Meirelles (; born 9 November 1955) is a Brazilian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for co-directing the film ''City of God (2002 film), City of God'', released in 2002 in Brazil and in 2003 in the Un ...

in 2001. During the next year, the partnership extended to '' City of God'', which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. He also wrote the play ''"Menecma"'' and the book ''"Perácio - Relato Psicótico"''.

Awards and Recognitions

*2003

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— Nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay for '' City of God'' *2011 São Paulo Prize for Literature — Shortlisted in the Best Book of the Year - Debut Author category for ''Perácio - Relato Psicótico''

Filmography

*'' Cidade de Deus'' (2002) *''Palace II'' (2002) *'' Cidade dos Homens'' (2003) (TV series) *''Nanoilusão'' (2005) *'' O Ano em Que Meus Pais Saíram de Férias'' (2006) *'' Tropa de Elite'' (2007) *''

Linha de Passe ''Linha de Passe'' is a 2008 Brazilian drama film directed by Walter Salles and Daniela Thomas. Written by Salles, Thomas and Bráulio Mantovani, the film stars Vinícius de Oliveira and Sandra Corveloni, who won the Best Actress Award at the ...

'' (2008) *''

Última Parada 174 ''Last Stop 174'' () is a 2008 Brazilian biographical film, biographical crime drama film, crime drama film directed by Bruno Barreto, written by Bráulio Mantovani, produced by Moonshot Pictures and starring Michel Gomes and Marcello Melo Jr.. Th ...

'' (2008) *'' Tropa de Elite 2'' (2010)

References

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