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FILM DIRECTOR

Fernando Meirelles

1955 - Today

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Fernando Ferreira Meirelles (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 acclaim. For his work in the film, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fernando Meirelles has received more than 707,312 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Fernando Meirelles is the 445th most popular film director (down from 334th in 2019), the 165th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 120th in 2019) and the most popular Brazilian Film Director.

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  • 54.27

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.53

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Fernando Meirelles ranks 445 out of 1,581. Before him are Luis García Berlanga, Segundo de Chomón, René Laloux, J. Lee Thompson, Assi Dayan, and Tony Gatlif. After him are André Cayatte, Takashi Miike, Delbert Mann, Christian-Jaque, Renny Harlin, and Alf Sjöberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Fernando Meirelles ranks 103. Before him are Billy Milligan, Asif Ali Zardari, Anton Corbijn, Brigitte Lahaie, Sirindhorn, and Mulatu Teshome. After him are Vladimir Petrović, Dominique Pinon, Ángela Molina, John de Mol Jr., Xander Berkeley, and Paul Romer.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Fernando Meirelles ranks 165 out of 2,067. Before him are Everaldo (1944), Félix Miélli Venerando (1937), Carlos José Castilho (1927), Clodoaldo (1949), Aleijadinho (1738), and Jorge Paulo Lemann (1939). After him are Vera Fischer (1951), Diego Costa (1988), Prudente de Morais (1841), Baden Powell (1937), Giovane Élber (1972), and Dino Sani (1932).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Brazil

Among film directors born in Brazil, Fernando Meirelles ranks 1. After him are Glauber Rocha (1939), Walter Salles (1956), Alberto Cavalcanti (1897), Nelson Pereira dos Santos (1928), José Padilha (1967), Bruno Barreto (1955), and Carlos Saldanha (1965).

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