Film Directors
- Aluizio Abranches
- Ana Carolina
- Andrucha Waddington
-Erin weiler (1995) man of the land
- Alberto Cavalcanti (1897–1982), pioneer film-maker
- Ana Maria Magalhães, director and actress
- Anselmo Duarte (born 1920), winner of a Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or
- Bruno Barreto, Golden Berlin Bear-nominated director
- Arnaldo Jabor, director, writer and journalist, Silver Berlin Bear-winner
- Cacá Diegues
- Cao Hamburger
- Carlos Coimbra (1925–2007)
- Carlos Reichenbach
- Daniel Filho, director and actor
- Daniela Thomas
- David Neves (1938–1994)
- Domingos Oliveira
- Eduardo Coutinho, documentary filmmaker
- Fabio Barreto, Bruno Barreto's brother
- Fernando Meirelles, Academy Award-nominated director
- Glauber Rocha (1939–1981), founder of Brazilian New Cinema – Cinema Novo, Cannes Film Festival award – winning director
- Guilherme de Almeida Prado
- Hugo Carvana, director and actor
- Hector Babenco, Argentine-Brazilian Academy Award-nominated director
- Heitor Dhalia
- Humberto Mauro (1897–1983), pioneer and inventive film-maker
- João Moreira Salles, documentary director and Walter Salles's brother
- Joaquim Pedro de Andrade (1932–1988), member of Brazilian New Cinema – Cinema Novo
- Joel Zito Araújo
- Jom Tob Azulay
- Jorge Furtado
- José Mojica Marins (born 1936), also known as Coffin Joe, film-maker expert in horror movies.
- José Padilha, Golden Berlin Bear winner
- Karim Aïnouz
- Lima Barreto (1906–1982)
- Lucélia Santos, director and actress
- Luiz de Barros (1893–1992)
- Luiz Duarte (born 1956), director and screenplaywriter
- Luiz Fernando Carvalho
- Marcelo Gomes
- Mário Peixoto (1910–1992), pioneer film-maker
- Nelson Pereira dos Santos, director
- Norma Bengell, director and actress
- Paulo Morelli
- Paulo Porto (1917–1999), director and actor
- Paulo Thiago
- Roberto Farias
- Roberto Santos (1928–1987)
- Ruy Guerra (born in Mozambique, 1931), member of Brazilian New Cinema – Cinema Novo
- Sérgio Machado
- Sérgio Rezende
- Suzana Amaral
- Tata Amaral
- Walter Hugo Khouri (1929–2003)
- Walter Lima Jr.
- Walter Salles, director of "Central do Brasil" (Central Station)
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