João Emanuel Carneiro Silva (born 17 February 1970), also known by his initials JEC, is a screenwriter, film director, and author of Brazilian

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. His many works include: ''

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'', '' Midnight'', ''

Orfeu ''Orfeu'' is a 1999 Brazilian drama film directed by Carlos Diegues, based on the play ''Orfeu da Conceição'' by Vinicius de Moraes. It retells the Greek legend of Orpheus and Eurydice, setting it in the modern context of Rio de Janeiro during ...

'', and ''

Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum ''Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum'' (, lit. ''"Ra-Tim-Bum Castle"'') was a Brazilian children's program produced and broadcast by TV Cultura and the Network Service of Television. Targeted toward children and youth, it follows an educational entertainment mod ...

''. His greatest hit on television was '' Avenida Brasil'' that broke several TV audience records in

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and abroad, being sold to more than 130 countries. Aired originally between March-October 2012, the

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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. '' Avenida Brasil'', was considered by ''

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'' the most-commercially successful telenovela in Brazilian history, with total earnings estimated in $1 billion. He was considered by '' Época'', one of the 100 most influential Brazilians in 2012.

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

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, ''

'', starring by Fernanda Montenegro. On television, he collaborated with

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in the script of the miniseries '' A Muralha'' (2000), ''

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'' (2001) and in the

Desejos de Mulher ''Desejos de Mulher'' is a Brazilian telenovela that was produced and aired by TV Globo from January 21, 2002, to August 24, 2002, totaling 185 chapters, replacing '' As Filhas da Mãe'' and replaced by ''O Beijo do Vampiro''. It stars Regina Dua ...

'' (2002). His first work as lead author was in ''

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'' (2004), which was a great success on Brazilian television. In 2006, wrote ''

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''. In 2008, he wrote the telenovela '' A Favorita'', his first in primetime. '' Avenida Brasil'' written by him in 2012, became the most exported

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, surpassing ''

'', 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

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, Arabic, Greek, Polish, Russian and French. Besides

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and

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, ''Avenue Brazil'' has been licensed to more than 58 countries in

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and

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countries as well. João Emanuel Carneiro is half brother of actress

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and son of writer, anthropologist and art critic Lelia Coelho Frota.

Career

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Awards

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