Rodrigo Pimentel (born on March 2, 1971, in

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

) is a former member of BOPE, the elite group of the Brazilian Military Police. Pimentel co-wrote the film ''

Elite Squad ''Elite Squad'' ( pt, Tropa de Elite, ) is a 2007 Brazilian crime film based on the novel ''Elite da Tropa'' by Luiz Eduardo Soares, André Batista, and Rodrigo Pimentel. Directed by José Padilha from a screenplay by Padilha, Bráulio Manto ...

'', based on a book he co-wrote with sociologist

Luiz Eduardo Soares Luiz Eduardo Soares (born March 12, 1954 in Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro), is a Brazilian anthropologist, philosopher and political scientist. Activities Between 1999 and 2000, Soares coordinated the department of public safety in Rio de Janei ...

and former BOPE captain André Batista. He is also noted to have participated in the Brazilian documentary by

João Moreira Salles João Moreira Salles (Rio de Janeiro, born 1962) is a Brazilian documentarian and president of the Instituto Moreira Salles. In 2006, he founded the magazine piauí. He has also taught courses on documentary at the Pontifical Catholic Universit ...

, ''News From a Personal War'' (''Noticias de uma Guerra Particular'').

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