Fernando Meirelles
Directing Born Nov 9, 1955 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil 102 credits
Biography
Fernando Meirelles works in directing. Born November 9, 1955 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. Archytele tracks 102 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.
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Frequent co-stars
Career timeline
Beast Race · DirectorBeast Race · Producer
Rivers of Fate · ProducerRivers of Fate · DirectorFrom Nowhere: A Portrait of Valter Hugo Mãe · Producer
Sugar · Executive ProducerSugar · DirectorCity of God: The Fight Rages On · ProducerThe Sympathizer · DirectorChildren of the Church Steps · Executive Producer
Slam · Associate ProducerBarbaric Acts · Associate Producer
Buscapé · Executive ProducerEduardo and Monica · Associate Producer
Marighella · Associate ProducerUrubus · Executive Producer7 Prisoners · ProducerOusmane · Executive ProducerThe Meaning of Life · Producer
The Great Green Wall · Producer
The Two Popes · DirectorLoop · Associate ProducerJoint Venture · DirectorPassages: Travelling In and Out of Film Through Brazilian Geography
Socrates · Executive Producer
A Fera na Selva · Associate ProducerLiquid Truth · Associate Producer492: A Man Called Death · Associate ProducerEl Revenge · ProducerVIVA - The opening Ceremony Documentary of Rio 2016
O Filho Eterno · Associate ProducerZoom · Executive ProducerStronger Than The World · Associate ProducerRio 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony: A New World · DirectorExodus: Where I come from is disappearing · Producer
Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterHappily Ever After? · DirectorHappily Ever After? · ProducerThe Wise Ones · DirectorCosmos · Executive Producer
Trash · Executive ProducerRio, I Love You · DirectorThe Water Law · Executive Producer
Xingu: A Saga dos Irmãos Villas-Boas · Creator360 · DirectorXingu · Producer
The Illusionist · Production DesignVIPs · ProducerBrasil AnimadoO Velho Guerreiro Não Morrerá - O Cangaceiro de Lima Barreto 50 Anos Depois
Waste Land · Executive ProducerAmanhecer · DirectorComercialJosé & Pilar · ProducerSound & Fury: Film · Producer
Sound & Fury · DirectorSound & Fury · ProducerSound & Fury · CreatorAdrift · Producer
Blindness · DirectorCritic
City of Men · ProducerThe Pope's Toilet · ProducerNot by Chance · ProducerAntônia · Co-Producer
Antonia · ScreenplayAntonia · ProducerThe Year My Parents Went on Vacation · Co-ProducerAnatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener
The Constant Gardener · DirectorOnce Upon a Time There Was Iracema
Up Against Them All · Producer
Cidade de Deus: Oficina dos Atores
City of God · DirectorCity of Men · DirectorCity of Men · WriterCity of Men · Creator
Maids · DirectorMaids · Screenplay
Brava Gente · DirectorBrava Gente · WriterCidade dos Homens Palace II · Roto SupervisorPalace II · Director
The Nutty Boy 2 · DirectorE No Meio Passa Um Trem · Director
A Comédia da Vida Privada · Director
Rá-Tim-Bum · Director
Olhar Eletrônico · Director
Full Filmography
102 titles- Beast Race (2026) Director
- Beast Race (2026) Producer
- Rivers of Fate (2025) Producer
- Rivers of Fate (2025) Director
- From Nowhere: A Portrait of Valter Hugo Mãe (2025) Producer
- Sugar (2024) Executive Producer
- Sugar (2024) Director
- City of God: The Fight Rages On (2024) Producer
- The Sympathizer (2024) Director
- Children of the Church Steps (2024) Executive Producer
- Slam (2023) Associate Producer
- Barbaric Acts (2023) Associate Producer
- Buscapé (2022) Executive Producer
- Eduardo and Monica (2022) Associate Producer
- Marighella (2021) Associate Producer
- Urubus (2021) Executive Producer
- 7 Prisoners (2021) Producer
- Ousmane (2021) Executive Producer
- The Meaning of Life (2021) Producer
- The Great Green Wall (2020) Producer
- The Two Popes (2019) Director
- Loop (2019) Associate Producer
- Joint Venture (2019) Director
- Passages: Travelling In and Out of Film Through Brazilian Geography (2019)
- Socrates (2018) Executive Producer
- A Fera na Selva (2017) Associate Producer
- Liquid Truth (2017) Associate Producer
- 492: A Man Called Death (2017) Associate Producer
- El Revenge (2017) Producer
- VIVA - The opening Ceremony Documentary of Rio 2016 (2017) as Self
- O Filho Eterno (2016) Associate Producer
- Zoom (2016) Executive Producer
- Stronger Than The World (2016) Associate Producer
- Rio 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony: A New World (2016) Director
- Exodus: Where I come from is disappearing (2016) Producer
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015) as Self
- Happily Ever After? (2015) Director
- Happily Ever After? (2015) Producer
- The Wise Ones (2015) Director
- Cosmos (2015) Executive Producer
- Cosmos (2015) Director
- Trash (2014) Executive Producer
- Rio, I Love You (2014) Director
- The Water Law (2014) Executive Producer
- Xingu: A Saga dos Irmãos Villas-Boas (2012) Creator
- 360 (2012) Director
- Xingu (2012) Producer
- The Illusionist (2011) Production Design
- VIPs (2011) Producer
- Brasil Animado (2011)
- O Velho Guerreiro Não Morrerá - O Cangaceiro de Lima Barreto 50 Anos Depois (2011) as Self
- Waste Land (2010) Executive Producer
- Amanhecer (2010) Director
- Comercial (2010)
- José & Pilar (2010) Producer
- Sound & Fury: Film (2010) Producer
- Sound & Fury: Film (2010) Director
- Sound & Fury: Film (2010) Writer
- Sound & Fury (2009) Director
- Sound & Fury (2009) Producer
- Sound & Fury (2009) Creator
- Adrift (2009) Producer
- Blindness (2008) Director
- Critic (2008) as Self
- City of Men (2007) Producer
- The Pope's Toilet (2007) Producer
- Not by Chance (2007) Producer
- Antônia (2007) Co-Producer
- Antonia (2006) Screenplay
- Antonia (2006) Producer
- The Year My Parents Went on Vacation (2006) Co-Producer
- Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener (2006) as Self
- The Constant Gardener (2005) Director
- Once Upon a Time There Was Iracema (2005)
- Up Against Them All (2004) Producer
- Cidade de Deus: Oficina dos Atores (2003) as Himself
- City of God (2002) Director
- City of Men (2002) Director
- City of Men (2002) Writer
- City of Men (2002) Creator
- Maids (2001) Director
- Maids (2001) Screenplay
- Brava Gente (2000) Director
- Brava Gente (2000) Writer
- Cidade dos Homens Palace II (2000) Roto Supervisor
- Palace II (2000) Director
- The Nutty Boy 2 (1998) Director
- E No Meio Passa Um Trem (1998) Director
- A Comédia da Vida Privada (1994) Director
- Rá-Tim-Bum (1990) Director
- Olhar Eletrônico (1986) Director
- Amor com Amor Se Paga (1984) Set Designer
- Marly Normal (1983) Director
- Brasília (1983) Director
- Punk em São Paulo: Garotos do Subúrbio (1983) Director
- The South Bank Show (1978) as Self
- Here Comes the Flood Director
- Here Comes the Flood Producer
- Art Director
- The Last of the Tribe Executive Producer
- Untitled Elza Soares Biopic Producer
- 7 lições que se aprendem com as crianças, os loucos e os ladrões as Himself
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Fernando Meirelles best known for?
Fernando Meirelles is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Beast Race (2026), Beast Race (2026), Sugar (2024), Sugar (2024).
When and where was Fernando Meirelles born?
Fernando Meirelles was born on November 9, 1955 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
How many credits does Fernando Meirelles have?
Fernando Meirelles has accumulated over 102 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1978 to 2026.
What is Fernando Meirelles's background in cinema and television?
Fernando Ferreira Meirelles (Brazilian Portuguese:[feʁˈnɐ̃du mejˈɾɛlis]; born 9 November 1955) is a Brazilian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for co-directing the film City of God, released in 2002 in Brazil and in 2003 in the U.S. by Miramax Films, which received international critical accl...
Fernando Meirelles by the numbers
102credits
74films
28TV series
1978–2026active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015) as Self — aged about 59
- The South Bank Show (1978) as Self — aged about 22
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