Rodrigo Pimentel

Born: None

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rodrigo Pimentel (born 1972) is a former member of BOPE, the elite group of the Brazilian Military Police. He co-wrote both films of director José Padilha, The Elite Squad (Tropa de Elite) (based on a book he co-wrote with sociologist Luiz Eduardo Soares) and Bus 174 (Onibus 174). Rodrigo Pimentel is also noted to have participated in the Brazilian documentary by João Moreira Salles, News From a Personal War (Noticias de uma Guerra Particular). In an interview regarding Tropa de Elite, he stated that the main character, Capitão Nascimento was a person with problems and claimed to be surprised at the public's strong positive reaction towards the character. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rodrigo Pimentel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Bus 174

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Released: 2002-10-22

Documentary depicts what happened in Rio de Janeiro on June 12th 2000, when bus 174 was taken by...

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News from a Personal War

as Himself
Released: 1999-04-14

Documentary about urban violence in Brazil, especially in Rio de Janeiro. Policemen, drug...

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