Vinícius de Oliveira (born July 18, 1985) is a Brazilian actor.

Biography

Vinícius Campos de Oliveira was born on July 18, 1985, in Bonsucesso, Rio de Janeiro. He was raised by his mother, Juçara, along with an older brother and two younger sisters; Vinícius and his brother would shine shoes to make ends meet, and it was while shining shoes that de Oliveira met director Walter Salles, who would invite him to a screen test for a role in his upcoming film.[1]

Career

In 1997, de Oliveira selected from among almost 2,000 candidates to play the role of Josué in Salles’ Central Station alongside Fernanda Montenegro. The film was critically acclaimed and launched de Oliveira into a career as a child actor, presenting such programs as “"Alô Vídeo Escola" and "Que bicho é esse?" on Canal Futura between June 1998 and March 2000. He also starred in the telenovela Suave Veneno on Globo TV and reunited with Walter Salles to perform in the film Behind the Sun during this period.

De Oliveira began to break into theater around this time, performing in a production of Carlos Drummond de Andrade’s Jovem Drummond, which debuted in November 2000 and toured the country, and Marcus Vinícius Faustini’s São Paulo production of They Do Not Wear Black-Tie between March and May 2001. He appeared in the Caixa Preta Group’s production of Anamaria Nunes’ The Trianon Generation in 2004.[2]

In 2008, de Oliveira starred in Walter Salles and Daniela Thomas’ Linha de Passe, which was nominated for the Palme d’Or at that year’s Cannes Film Festival. He also had a role in the 2015 film Neon Bull, which was highly acclaimed and won the Grand Prix at the 31st Warsaw International Film Festival and the Horizons Special Jury Prize at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
1998Central StationJosué
2008Linha de PasseDario
2008If Nothing Else Works OutBurglas
2011Federal Bank HeistDevanildo
2011The Time and Turn of Augusto MatragaJosias
2013"The Orbits" (short)
2013"Without Soul" (short)Crom
2014If God Comes Let Him Bring A GunDamião
2014"When the Dogs Bark" (short)Motoboy
2015Fala Sério!Jonas
2015Neon BullJúnior
2016"Demonia: A Melodrama in 3 Acts" (short)Rildo
2016"Barbante O Filme" (short)
2017"Captain Brazil" (short)

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1999Mild PoisonJunior
2010Our Beloved BumblerRenato AragāoTV movie
2014The PartyEduardo36 episodes
2015Santo ForteJoāo de Cruz5 episodes
2016Basic UnitMalaquias8 episodes
2017Under PressureElaine's boyfriend1 episode
2018The Brothers FreitasGilvan
2018Magnificent 70Saulo10 episodes

References

  1. Anderson, Soren (February 15, 1999). "TAKING A SHINE TO STARDOM / INDUSTRIOUS YOUNG BRAZILIAN IS NO LONGER SKEPTICAL ABOUT MOVIEMAKING". The News Tribune.
  2. de Oliveira, Vinicius. "Site Oficial de Vinicius de Oliveira". UOL. Retrieved April 22, 2019.


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