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Rodrigo Pimentel

Writing · Born March 2, 1971 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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.

Rodrigo Pimentel movies and shows

  • Street's Virgin2014
  • Elite Squad2007
  • Elite Squad: The Enemy Within2010
  • Bus 1742002
  • Intervenção2021
  • News from a Personal War1999
  • Rio de Janeiro: Paraíso em Chamas2025