Paulo César de Campos Velho, better known as Paulo César Pereio (19 October 1940 – 12 May 2024), was a Brazilian actor.
Activism
Pereio was known for being an ardent
atheist
Atheism, in the broadest sense, is an absence of belief in the existence of deities. Less broadly, atheism is a rejection of the belief that any deities exist. In an even narrower sense, atheism is specifically the position that there no ...
and
communist
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who was heavily opposed to the statue of
Christ the Redeemer, stating that it violates Brazil's secular constitution and ruins the beauty of the mountain. From the late 20th century he gathered signatures for its removal.
Death
Pereio died on 12 May 2024, at the age of 83.
Selected filmography
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Os Fuzis'' (1964)
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The Brave Warrior'' (1968)
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Iracema: Uma Transa Amazônica'' (1974)
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A Queda'' (1976)
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Lucio Flavio'' (1977)
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Tudo Bem'' (1978)
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Eu Te Amo'' (1981)
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Better Days Ahead'' (1989)
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Magnifica 70
''Magnifica 70'' is a 2015 Brazilian television drama aired on HBO Brasil, that ran for three series from 2015 to 2018.
Set in 1970s Brazil, "a staid erotica censor falls in love with a film star, who reminds him of an obsessive love from the p ...
'' (2015–2016)
References
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1940 births
2024 deaths
Brazilian male television actors
People from Alegrete
Brazilian atheists
Brazilian communists
20th-century Brazilian male actors
21st-century Brazilian male actors
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