Zuenir Ventura

Acting

Zuenir Ventura

Born — Died

1931-06-01 — 2026-09-22

Place of birth

Alem Paraiba, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Known for

Acting

Credits

22 titles

Zuenir Carlos Ventura (June 1, 1931 – September 22, 2026) was a Brazilian journalist and writer. He was a columnist for the newspaper O Globo, and for Época magazine. He won the Jabuti Prize in 1995 in the "reportage" category for the book Cidade Partida. In 2009, his book 1968 - O Que Fizemos de Nós won the third place at the same category of the prize. In 1989, he and his team of journalists from Jornal do Brasil won the Esso Journalism Award for their reportage on Chico Mendes' murder investigation.

Known for

Film credits

2010s · 5 titles

2000s · 9 titles

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Encontro Marcado com Fernando Sabino

2007

Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth poster
6.3

Documentary about Brazilian filmmaker Glauber Rocha, one of the most important names in the Cinema Novo, with interviews with some of his friends and colleagues.

Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth

2003

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9.0

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Cartas da Mãe

2003

Milagrez poster
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Documentary on "Antonio das Mortes", Glauber Rocha's 1969 film.

Milagrez

2008

O Sol - Caminhando Contra o Vento poster
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Documentary about the 68-generation, told through the story of the newspaper “O Sol”, one of the first vehicles of the alternative Brazilian press, produced daily for six months, in the 1960s. The newspaper spoke of culture, politics and education through satires and prominent figures in the cultural scene of the time passed through him. Archive scenes and music from the period seek to reconstitute the spirit of the 68-generation. The film has the participation of personalities such as Ziraldo, Zuenir Ventura, Arnaldo Jabor, Chico Buarque, Caetano Veloso, Carlos Heitor Cony, Fernando Gabeira, Betty Faria, Hugo Carvana, among others.

O Sol - Caminhando Contra o Vento

2006

Paulinho da Viola: Meu Tempo É Hoje poster
9.5

Documentary about Brazilian samba songwriter and singer Paulinho da Viola, one of the most sophisticated musicians of the genre. The film shows his biography, influences, masters and friends, as well his simple and peculiar way of life, with activities like restoring old cars, working with wood, playing billiards.

Paulinho da Viola: Meu Tempo É Hoje

2004

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7.0

Jean Leguay, working under the pseudonym Jano, is a pop French visual artist. In late 2000, he visited Rio de Janeiro in order to make this book. Jano immersed himself completely in the “Rio de Janeiro life style”, going to places that will never be showed on post cards, meeting people from all layers of society, observing, experimenting, interacting.

Rio de Jano

2003

Retrato da Terra poster
NR

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Retrato da Terra

2004

Favela Rising poster
5.9

A man emerges from the slums of Rio to lead the nonviolent cultural movement known as Afro-reggae.

Favela Rising

2005

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