Rodrigo Pimentel
Writer · Born March 2, 1971 (55) · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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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Biography from TMDB.
- March 2, 1971 (55)
- Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Writer
- 2 on MovieCove · 6 credits in all
Where can I watch Rodrigo Pimentel's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 2 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
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Filmography
6 credits, 2 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Rio de Janeiro: Paraíso em Chamas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Intervenção (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Street's Virgin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Elite Squad(2007)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all filmsOperação Traíra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)