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João Emanuel Carneiro
Born	(1970-02-17) 17 February 1970 (age 54) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Occupation(s)	Film director Screenwriter
Years active	1991–present
Spouse	Carmo Dalla Vecchia (m. 2006)
Children	1
Relatives	Cláudia Ohana (half-sister)

João Emanuel Carneiro Silva (born 17 February 1970), also known by his initials JEC, is a screenwriter, film director, and author of Brazilian telenovelas. His many works include: Central Station, Midnight, Orfeu, and Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum.^[1]

His greatest hit on television was Avenida Brasil that broke several TV audience records in Brazil and abroad, being sold to more than 130 countries. Aired originally between March-October 2012, the telenovela achieved an overall average of 42 rating points and a 69% share. The last episode scored an impressive 56 rating points and an 84% share, with more than 50 million (sic) viewers, becoming the most watched TV program of the year.^[2] Avenida Brasil, was considered by Forbes the most-commercially successful telenovela in Brazilian history, with total earnings estimated in $1 billion.^[3]

He was considered by Época, one of the 100 most influential Brazilians in 2012.^[4]

Biography

Carneiro began his writing career and director in 1991 with the Zero Zero movie, but achieved international popularity to sign the award-winning film script by Walter Salles, Central Station, starring by Fernanda Montenegro.

On television, he collaborated with Maria Adelaide Amaral in the script of the miniseries A Muralha (2000), Os Maias (2001) and in the telenovela Desejos de Mulher (2002). His first work as lead author was in Da Cor do Pecado (2004), which was a great success on Brazilian television. In 2006, wrote Cobras & Lagartos. In 2008, he wrote the telenovela A Favorita, his first in primetime.^[5]

Avenida Brasil written by him in 2012, became the most exported telenovela of Rede Globo, surpassing Da Cor do Pecado, which was the sales leader for other countries so far. The telenovela has been licensed for 150 countries over the past 20 months and dubbed into 19 languages as English, Spanish, Arabic, Greek, Polish, Russian and French. Besides Europe and Latin America, Avenue Brazil has been licensed to more than 58 countries in Africa and Middle East countries as well.^[6]

João Emanuel Carneiro is half brother of actress Claudia Ohana and son of writer, anthropologist and art critic Lelia Coelho Frota.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Television

Year	Work	Note
2000	A Muralha	Co-author
2001	Os Maias
2002	Desejos de Mulher
2003	Brava Gente	Episode: O Crime Perfeito
2004	Da Cor do Pecado	Creator
2006	Cobras & Lagartos
2008	A Favorita
2009	Cama de Gato	Text supervisor
2010	A Cura	Creator and author
2012	Avenida Brasil	Creator and author
2014	Segunda Dama	Text supervisor
2015	A Regra do Jogo^[7]	Creator and author
2018	Segundo Sol
2021	Todas as Flores
2024	Mania de Você

Films

Year	Work	Note	Director
1991	Zero a Zero	Screenwriter	Himself
1998	Central Station		Walter Salles
1998	Midnight		Walter Salles / Daniela Thomas
1999	Orfeu		Cacá Diegues
	Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum		Cao Hamburguer
	Bem-vindos ao Paraíso		Marco Figueiredo
2000	Cronicamente Inviável		Sérgio Bianchi
2001	A Partilha		Daniel Filho
	O Filho Predileto		Walter Lima Jr.
	Um Crime Nobre		Walter Lima Jr.
2002	Que sera, sera		Murilo Salles
2003	Deus É Brasileiro		Cacá Diegues
2003	Cristina Wants to Get Married		Luiz Villaça
2004	A Dona da História		Daniel Filho
2004	Redentor		Cláudio Torres

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
1998	Prêmio Estação Botafogo	Screenwriter of the Year	Central Station	Won
1998	Satellite Awards	Best Original Screenplay	Central Station	Nominated
2004	APCA Award	Best Telenovela	Da Cor do Pecado	Won
2005	Prêmio Contigo! de TV	Best Screenplay	Da Cor do Pecado	Nominated
2008	Prêmio Extra de Televisão	Best Telenovela	A Favorita	Won
	Faz Diferença Award (from O Globo)	Revista da TV		Won
	Prêmio Quem de Televisão	Best Screenplay		Won
	APCA Award	Best Telenovela		Won
2009	Prêmio Qualidade Brasil	Best Telenovela		Won
	Prêmio Qualidade Brasil	Best Screenplay		Won
	Prêmio Contigo! de TV	Best Telenovela		Won
	Prêmio Contigo! de TV	Best Screenplay		Won
	Troféu Imprensa	Best Telenovela		Won
	Troféu Internet	Best Telenovela		Won
2012	Prêmio Extra de Televisão	Best Telenovela	Avenida Brasil	Won
	APCA Award	Critics Award		Won
	Prêmio Quem de Televisão	Best Screenplay		Won
2013	Troféu Imprensa	Best Telenovela		Won
	Troféu Internet	Best Telenovela		Won
	Prêmio Contigo! de TV	Best Telenovela		Won
	Prêmio Contigo! de TV	Best Screenplay		Won
	41st International Emmy Awards^[8]	Best Telenovela		Nominated
2016	44th International Emmy Awards^[9]	Best Telenovela	A Regra do Jogo	Nominated

References

^ "João Emanuel Carneiro - CARAS Famosos - CARAS Brasil". p. CARAS. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
^ "'Brazil Avenue' Creator Preps 'A Regra do Jogo'". July 9, 2015. p. Variety. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
^ "Brazilian Telenovela 'Avenida Brasil' Makes Billions By Mirroring Its Viewers' Lives". October 19, 2012. p. Forbes. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
^ "Os 100 brasileiros mais influentes de 2012". p. Época. Archived from the original on July 1, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
^ "Equipe de A Favorita". p. Rede Globo. Archived from the original on September 13, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
^ "'Avenida Brasil': João Emanuel Carneiro diz que viveu para a novela e que sentiu alívio ao pôr o ponto final na trama". October 10, 2013. p. Extra. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
^ 'A regra do jogo': conheça a história da próxima novela das nove da Globo EGO
^ ""Avenida Brasil" e "Lado a Lado" são indicadas ao Emmy Internacional". October 7, 2013. p. Uol. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
^ ""Avenida Brasil" e "Lado a Lado" são indicadas ao Emmy Internacional". October 7, 2013. p. Uol. Retrieved July 11, 2015.

External links

João Emanuel Carneiro at IMDb
João Emanuel Carneiro Archived 2016-08-09 at the Wayback Machine at the Memória Globo

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