VinÃcius de Oliveira (born July 18, 1985) is a Brazilian
actor.VinÃcius 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; VinÃcius 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.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 VÃdeo
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 VinÃcius Faustini’s São Paolo 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.
actor.VinÃcius 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; VinÃcius 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.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 VÃdeo
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 VinÃcius Faustini’s São Paolo 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.
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