Rodrigo Pimentel
Born
2 March 1971 (55)
Place of Birth
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Also known as
Rodrigo Rodrigues Pimentel, Capitão Pimentel
Biography
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 inter...
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.
