Breno Silveira (5 February 1964 – 14 May 2022) was a Brazilian filmmaker noted for having directed '' Two Sons of Francisco'', the highest-grossing film of 2005.

Early life and education

Silveira was born in

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. He studied in Paris at the École Louis Lumière.

Biography

He worked as camera assistant in

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's '' Carlota Joaquina, Princess of Brazil''. He did also the cinematography for the 2000 film, '' Me, You, Them'', directed by

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. Silveira directed music videos for

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and

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, among other artists. His debut as filmmaker was with the 2005 biopic '' Two Sons of Francisco'', about the sertanejo duo

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. The film became a box office hit in Brazil, with more than five million viewers, becoming the highest-grossing film of the year. Other films directed by Silveira are '' Once Upon a Time in Rio (2008),

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'' (2012) and '' À Beira do Caminho (2012).'' In 2021 he directed the video-on-demand series ''Dom'' for

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Death

Silveira died on 14 May 2022, in

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, in the state of

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. He had a heart attack on the film set, while working on the film '' Vitória.'' Brazilian filmmaker

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mourned his passing, stating that the loss is "irreparable for Brazilian cinema".

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Silveira, Breno 1964 births 2022 deaths People from Brasília Recipients of the Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil) Brazilian film directors