Paulo Morelli is a Brazil

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ian film director

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Morelli was born as Paulo de Tarso Morelli in São Paulo

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, and when studying architecture

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 at the University of São Paulo

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 he became involved in experimental film making. In the 1990s, with Fernando Meirelles

Fernando Meirelles

Fernando Ferreira Meirelles is a Brazilian film director, producer and screenwriter.He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director in 2004 for his work in the Brazilian film City of God, released in 2002 in Brazil and in 2003 in the U.S. by Miramax Films...

 and Andrea Barata Ribeiro, he became an advertisement film director with O2 Filmes, the biggest Brazilian advertisement firm, which has also produced City of God, Domésticas (Maids) and Speaker Phone (Viva Voz).

Filmography

• 1997
  1997 in film
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   - Tombstone (Lápide) - short
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• 2003
  2003 in film
  The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Pokémon Heroes, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,...
  
   - O Preço da Paz
• 2003
  2003 in film
  The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Pokémon Heroes, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,...
  
   - Speaker Phone (Viva Voz)
• 2004
  2004 in film
  The year 2004 in film involved some significant events. Major releases of sequels took place. It included blockbuster films like Shrek 2, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, The Passion of the Christ, Meet the Fockers, Blade: Trinity, Spider-Man 2, Alien vs. Predator, Kill Bill Vol...
  
   - City of Men
  City of Men
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   (Cidade dos Homens) - three episodes of the TV series.
• 2007
  2007 in film
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   - City of Men
  City of Men (film)
  City of Men is a 2007 Brazilian drama film directed by Paulo Morelli. The screenplay was written by Elena Soarez based on a story by Morelli and Soarez...
  
   (Cidade dos Homens) - film version

External links

• Adoro Cinema Brasileiro (pt
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