Vinícius de Oliveira (born July 18, 1985) is a Brazilian actor.

Biography

Vinícius Campos de Oliveira was born on July 18, 1985 in Bonsucesso,

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. He was raised by his mother, Juçara, along with an older brother and two younger sisters; Vinícius and his brother would shine shoes to make ends meet, and it was while shining shoes that de Oliveira met director

Walter Salles Walter Moreira Salles Júnior (; born 12 April 1956) is a Brazilian filmmaker. Early life Salles was born on 12 April 1956 in Rio de Janeiro and attended the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. He is the son of Brazi ...

, who would invite him to a screen test for a role in his upcoming film.

Career

In 1997, de Oliveira selected from among almost 2,000 candidates to play the role of Josué in Salles’ ''

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'' alongside Fernanda Montenegro. The film was critically acclaimed and launched de Oliveira into a career as a child actor, presenting such programs as “"Alô Vídeo Escola" and "Que bicho é esse?" on Canal Futura between June 1998 and March 2000. He also starred in the telenovela ''

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'' on

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and reunited with Walter Salles to perform in the film '' Behind the Sun'' during this period. De Oliveira began to break into theater around this time, performing in a production of

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’s ''Jovem Drummond'', which debuted in November 2000 and toured the country, and Marcus Vinícius Faustini’s São Paulo production of ''They Do Not Wear Black-Tie'' between March and May 2001. He appeared in the Caixa Preta Group’s production of Anamaria Nunes’ ''The Trianon Generation'' in 2004. In 2008, de Oliveira starred in Walter Salles and Daniela Thomas’ ''

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 ...

'', which was nominated for the

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at that year’s

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. He also had a role in the 2015 film ''

Neon Bull ''Neon Bull'' ( pt, Boi neon) is a 2015 Brazilian drama film directed by Gabriel Mascaro. The film premiered at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival and won the Horizons (Orizzonti) - Special Jury Prize. It was also shown in the Platform ...

'', which was highly acclaimed and won the Grand Prix at the 31st

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and the Horizons Special Jury Prize at the

72nd Venice International Film Festival The 72nd annual Venice International Film Festival took place from 2 to 12 September 2015. Alfonso Cuarón served as the President of the Jury for the main competition. A restored version of Federico Fellini's film ''Amarcord'' was shown at the ...

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

Official website
* Brazilian male actors 1985 births Living people Male actors from Rio de Janeiro (city) Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro alumni {{Brazil-actor-stub