João Moreira Salles

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João Moreira Salles

Directing 64 January 1, 1962

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

João Moreira Salles (Rio de Janeiro, born 1962) is a Brazilian documentarian and president of the Instituto Moreira Salles. In 2006, he founded the magazine Piauí. He has also tau…

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8.4 2007 Movie
Master, a Building in Copacabana

Master, a Building in Copacabana

8.1 2002 Movie
Santiago

Santiago

7.5 2007 Movie
Critic

Critic

7.9 2008 Movie
In the Intense Now

In the Intense Now

7.6 2017 Movie
News from a Personal War

News from a Personal War

7.8 1999 Movie
Intermissions

Intermissions

7.9 2004 Movie
Metalworkers

Metalworkers

6.7 2004 Movie
New World

New World

7.0 2024 Movie
A Night in 67

A Night in 67

6.8 2010 Movie
Songs

Songs

7.3 2011 Movie
Nelson Freire

Nelson Freire

6.8 2003 Movie

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João Moreira Salles (Rio de Janeiro, born 1962) is a Brazilian documentarian and president of the Instituto Moreira Salles. In 2006, he founded the magazine Piauí. He has also taught courses on documentary at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro and Princeton University.

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  1. 2025
    Creatures of the Mind

    Movie Producer

  2. 2025
    My Foreign Land

    Movie Director

  3. 2024
    New World

    Movie Associate Producer

  4. 2021
    Um Documentário Brasileiro

    Movie Self

  5. 2020
    Narcissus Off Duty

    Movie Producer

  6. 2019
    I Owe You a Letter About Brazil

    Movie Producer

  7. 2018
    Futebol

    TV show Creator

  8. 2017
    In the Intense Now

    Movie Narrador

  9. 2015
    Last Conversations

    Movie Executive Producer

  10. 2011
    Songs

    Movie Executive Producer

  11. 2010
    Poema Sujo

    Movie Director

  12. 2010
    A Night in 67

    Movie Executive Producer

  13. 2010
    A Família Braz: Dois Tempos

    Movie Executive Producer

  14. 2009
    Moscow

    Movie Executive Producer

  15. 2008
    Critic

    Movie Self

  16. 2007
    Playing

    Movie Executive Producer

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  1. 2007
    Santiago

    Movie Director

  2. 2006
    The End and the Beginning

    Movie Executive Producer

  3. 2004
    Metalworkers

    Movie Executive Producer

  4. 2004
    Intermissions

    Movie Himself

  5. 2004
    Atos: A campanha pública de Lula

    Movie Director

  6. 2003
    Viva Sapato!

    Movie Key Hair Stylist

  7. 2003
    Nelson Freire

    Movie Director

  8. 2002
    Master, a Building in Copacabana

    Movie Producer

  9. 2000
    Santa Cruz

    Movie Director

  10. 1999
    News from a Personal War

    Movie Director

  11. 1999
    Adão ou Somos Todos Filhos da Terra

    Movie Director

  12. 1998
    Futebol

    Movie Director

  13. 1996
    Jorge Amado

    Movie Director

  14. 1990
    Poesia é uma ou duas linhas, por trás uma imensa paisagem

    Movie Director

  15. 1989
    Chico, or the Country of the Lost Delicacy

    Movie Writer

  16. 1987
    China, o Império do Centro

    Movie Director

  17. 1987
    Krajcberg - O Poeta dos Vestígios

    Movie Producer