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Rodrigo Pimentel

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Rodrigo Pimentel

Born March 2, 1971 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (age 55)

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 documentar…

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Elite SquadElite Squad · 2007
Elite Squad
★ 8.12007
MovieDramaAction
In 1997, before the visit of the pope to Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento from BOPE (Special Police Operations Battalion) is assigned to eliminate the risks of the drug dealers in a dangerous slum nearby where the pope intends to be lodged.
Elite Squad: The Enemy WithinElite Squad: The Enemy Within · 2010
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
★ 7.92010
MovieDramaAction
After a bloody invasion of the BOPE in the High-Security Penitentiary Bangu 1 in Rio de Janeiro to control a rebellion of interns, the Lieutenant-Colonel Roberto Nascimento and the second in command Captain André Matias are accused by the Human Right Aids member Diogo Fraga of execution of prisoners. Matias is transferred to the corrupted Military Police and Nascimento is exonerated from the BOPE by the Governor.
Rio de Janeiro: Paraíso em ChamasRio de Janeiro: Paraíso em Chamas · 2025
Rio de Janeiro: Paraíso em Chamas
★ 7.02025
MovieDocumentaryCrime
Brasil Paralelo's new documentary brings together testimonies from residents, experts and former members of criminal organizations to show how the public security crisis took hold in Rio.
IntervençãoIntervenção · 2021
Intervenção
★ 6.62021
MovieCrimeAction
Larissa competed for the Rio Military Police in search of the ideal of “protecting the citizen”.
Street's VirginStreet's Virgin · 2014
Street's Virgin
★ 4.32014
SeriesSoapDrama
Virgen de la Calle is a 2013 Spanish-language telenovela that was produced by RTI Producciones and Televisa for United States-based television network UniMás and Venezuela-based television network RCTV. It is a remake of Juana la virgen, a Venezuelan telenovela produced for RCTV. María Gabriela de Farías and Juan Pablo Llano will star as the protagonists.

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