Writing · geboren 1971-03-02 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Rodrigo Pimentel

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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• Elite Squad (2007) – Screenplay
• Elite Squad: Im Sumpf der Korruption (2010) – Story
• Bus 174 (2002) – Himself
• Intervenção, É Proibido Morrer (2021) – Screenplay
• Notícias de uma Guerra Particular (1999) – Himself
• La Virgen de la Calle (2014) – Sound Mixer
• Rio de Janeiro: Paraíso em Chamas (2025)
• Operação Traíra – Story