Vinícius de Oliveira

Vinícius de Oliveira (born July 18, 1985) is a Brazilian actor.

Biography

Vinícius Campos de Oliveira was born on July 18, 1985 in Bonsucesso, Rio de Janeiro. He was raised by his mother, Juçara, along with an older brother and two younger sisters; Vinícius and his brother would shine shoes to make ends meet, and it was while shining shoes that de Oliveira met director Walter Salles, who would invite him to a screen test for a role in his upcoming film.[1]

Career

In 1997, de Oliveira selected from among almost 2,000 candidates to play the role of Josué in Salles’ Central Station alongside Fernanda Montenegro. The film was critically acclaimed and launched de Oliveira into a career as a child actor, presenting such programs as “"Alô Vídeo Escola" and "Que bicho é esse?" on Canal Futura between June 1998 and March 2000. He also starred in the telenovela Suave Veneno on Globo TV and reunited with Walter Salles to perform in the film Behind the Sun during this period.

De Oliveira also began to break into theater around this time, performing in a production of Carlos Drummond de Andrade’s “Jovem Drummond,” which debuted in November 2000 and toured the country, and Marcus Vinícius Faustini’s São Paolo production of “They Do Not Wear Black-Tie” between March and May 2001. He also appeared in the Caixa Preta Group’s production of Anamaria Nunes’ “The Trianon Generation” in 2004.[2]

In 2008, de Oliveira starred in Walter Salles and Daniela Thomas’ Linha de Passe, which was nominated for the Palme d’Or at that year’s Cannes Film Festival. He also had a role in the 2015 film Neon Bull, which was highly acclaimed and won the Grand Prix at the 31st Warsaw International Film Festival and the Horizons Special Jury Prize at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
1998	Central Station	Josué
2008	Linha de Passe	Dario
2008	If Nothing Else Works Out	Burglas
2011	Federal Bank Heist	Devanildo
2011	The Time and Turn of Augusto Matraga	Josias
2013	"The Orbits" (short)
2013	"Without Soul" (short)	Crom
2014	If God Comes Let Him Bring A Gun	Damião
2014	"When the Dogs Bark" (short)	Motoboy
2015	Fala Sério!	Jonas
2015	Neon Bull	Júnior
2016	"Demonia: A Melodrama in 3 Acts" (short)	Rildo
2016	"Barbante O Filme" (short)
2017	"Captain Brazil" (short)

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	Mild Poison	Junior
2010	Our Beloved Bumbler	Renato Aragāo	TV movie
2014	The Party	Eduardo	36 episodes
2015	Santo Forte	Joāo de Cruz	5 episodes
2016	Basic Unit	Malaquias	8 episodes
2017	Under Pressure	Elaine's boyfriend	1 episode
2018	The Brothers Freitas	Gilvan
2018	Magnificent 70	Saulo	10 episodes

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References

Anderson, Soren (February 15, 1999). "TAKING A SHINE TO STARDOM / INDUSTRIOUS YOUNG BRAZILIAN IS NO LONGER SKEPTICAL ABOUT MOVIEMAKING". The News Tribune.
de Oliveira, Vinicius. "Site Oficial de Vinicius de Oliveira". UOL. Retrieved April 22, 2019.

External links

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[1] Anderson, Soren (February 15, 1999). "TAKING A SHINE TO STARDOM / INDUSTRIOUS YOUNG BRAZILIAN IS NO LONGER SKEPTICAL ABOUT MOVIEMAKING". The News Tribune.

[2] Oliveira, Vinicius. "Site Oficial de Vinicius de Oliveira". UOL. Retrieved April 22, 2019.