Walter Carvalho is a critically and internationally acclaimed Brazilian cinematographer. Carvalho has worked on over 70 films in his career since entering the Cinema of Brazil in 1973. He has won some 30 different professional film awards to date and has worked on acclaimed Brazilian films such as Carandiru in 2003. He is the father of also cinematographer Lula Carvalho.
Known For
Central Station
(1998)
Director of Photography
The Machine
(2006)
Director of Photography
Carandiru
(2003)
Director of Photography
Full Filmography
Camera
Incelência para um Trem de Ferro
(1972)
Director of Photography
Viola Chinesa
(1975)
Director of Photography
O Último Dia de Lampião
(1975)
Director of Photography
Mutirão
(1975)
Director of Photography
Quilombo
(1975)
Director of Photography
A Pedra da Riqueza
(1975)
Director of Photography
Padre Cícero: Os Milagres de Juazeiro
(1976)
Additional Photography
Memória Goitacá
(1976)
Director of Photography
Pankararu de Brejo dos Padres
(1977)
Director of Photography
Brinquedo Popular do Nordeste
(1977)
Director of Photography
Dia de Erê
(1978)
Director of Photography
SRTV - Nelson Pereira Dos Santos Saúda O Povo E Pede Passagem
(1978)
Director of Photography
Brasília Segundo Feldman
(1979)
Additional Photography
Anatomia do Espectador
(1979)
Director of Photography
Flamengo Paixão
(1980)
Camera Operator
A, B, C, Brasil
(1980)
Camera Operator
Boi de Prata
(1981)
Director of Photography
O Homem de Areia
(1982)
Director of Photography
Só no Carnaval
(1982)
Director of Photography
Cinema Paraibano - Vinte Anos
(1982)
Director of Photography
Sargento Getúlio
(1983)
Director of Photography
A Difícil Viagem
(1983)
Director of Photography
Com Licença, Eu Vou à Luta
(1985)
Director of Photography
Pedro Mico
(1985)
Director of Photography
Duas Vezes Mulher
(1985)
Director of Photography
A Rocinha tem Histórias
(1985)
Director of Photography
Brasília, Uma Sinfonia
(1986)
Director of Photography
Damas da Noite
(1987)
Director of Photography
Os Trapalhões no Auto da Compadecida
(1987)
Director of Photography
Terra Para Rose
(1987)
Camera Operator
Sonhei com Você
(1988)
Director of Photography
The Inspector
(1988)
Director of Photography
Uma Questão de Terra
(1988)
Director of Photography
How Nice to See You Alive
(1989)
Director of Photography
O Mistério de Robin Hood
(1990)
Director of Photography
Uma Escola Atrapalhada
(1990)
Director of Photography
O Círculo de Fogo
(1990)
Director of Photography
Cesium-137
(1990)
Director of Photography
Nosso Amigo Radamés Gnattali
(1991)
Director of Photography
Cinema de Lágrimas
(1995)
Director of Photography
Socorro Nobre
(1995)
Director of Photography
Zweig: A Morte em Cena
(1995)
Director of Photography
Foreign Land
(1996)
Director of Photography
Jorge Amado
(1996)
Camera Operator
Little Book of Love
(1997)
Director of Photography
Central Station
(1998)
Director of Photography
Midnight
(1998)
Director of Photography
Futebol
(1998)
Director of Photography
News from a Personal War
(1999)
Director of Photography
Adão ou Somos Todos Filhos da Terra
(1999)
Director of Photography
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
(2000)
Director of Photography
Behind the Sun
(2001)
Director of Photography
To the Left of the Father
(2001)
Director of Photography
Possible Loves
(2001)
Director of Photography
Favorite Son
(2001)
Director of Photography
Janela da Alma
(2001)
Director of Photography
A Canga
(2001)
Director of Photography
Mango Yellow
(2002)
Director of Photography and Still Photographer
Madame Satã
(2002)
Director of Photography
Carandiru
(2003)
Director of Photography
A Love Movie
(2003)
Director of Photography
Thomaz Farkas, Brazilian
(2003)
Additional Photography
Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
(2003)
Director of Photography
Cazuza: Time Doesn't Stop
(2004)
Director of Photography
Heliorama
(2004)
Director of Photography
Delicate Crime
(2005)
Director of Photography
In Evil Hour
(2006)
Director of Photography
Bog of Beasts
(2006)
Director of Photography
Love for Sale
(2006)
Director of Photography
The Machine
(2006)
Director of Photography
The Spirit of Zé Lins
(2006)
Camera Operator
The Ballroom
(2007)
Director of Photography
Cleopatra
(2007)
Director of Photography
Santiago
(2007)
Director of Photography
The Man Who Bottled Clouds
(2008)
Director of Photography
The Herb of the Rat
(2008)
Director of Photography
Sertão: Veredas
(2008)
Director of Photography
Stolen Dreams
(2009)
Director of Photography
Heleno
(2011)
Director of Photography
The Absence that Moves Us
(2011)
Director of Photography
Between Valleys
(2012)
Director of Photography
Rat Fever
(2012)
Director of Photography
Marighella
(2012)
Additional Photography
Sentimental Education
(2013)
Director of Photography
Getulio
(2014)
Director of Photography
Quanto Tempo o Tempo Tem
(2015)
Director of Photography
The Movie of My Life
(2017)
Director of Photography and Camera Operator
Uma Noite em Sampa
(2017)
Director of Photography
Whirlpool
(2017)
Director of Photography
Iran
(2017)
Director of Photography
The Asphalt Kiss
(2018)
Director of Photography
Eduardo Galeano, Vagamundo
(2018)
Camera Operator
Barretão
(2019)
Director of Photography
Agunia
(2019)
Director of Photography
Acting
O Cinema Segundo Vladimir Carvalho
(2001)
Self
Vladimir Carvalho, Conterrâneo Velho de Guerra
(2004)
Ele mesmo
Iluminados
(2007)
Self
Cinematography
(2008)
Self
Cacaso
(2016)
Self
O Outro Lado da Memória
(2018)
Self
Eduardo Galeano, Vagamundo
(2018)
Self
Caruatá – Vejo o Lugar que me vê
(2018)
himself
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
(2020)
Self
Procura-se Meteorango Kid: Vivo ou Morto
(2021)
Self
Quando a Coisa Vira Outra
(2022)
Self
Peréio, Eu Te Odeio!
(2023)
Crew
Vila Boa de Goyaz
(1974)
Title Graphics
Si tu vas à Rio... tu meurs
(1987)
Cinematography
Conterrâneos Velhos de Guerra
(1990)
Cinematography
BerlinBall
(2006)
Cinematography
Astro: An Urban Fable in a Magical Rio de Janeiro
(2012)
Cinematography
Paul Singer, Uma Utopia Militante
(2021)
Cinematography
Directing
MAM SOS
(1979)
Director
Janela da Alma
(2001)
Director
Cazuza: Time Doesn't Stop
(2004)
Director
Moacir Art Brut
(2006)
Director
Budapeste
(2009)
Director
Raul: O Início, o Fim e o Meio
(2012)
Director
Mônica Salmaso - Alma Lírica Ao Vivo
(2012)
Director
Brincante
(2014)
Director
About Cinema
(2015)
Director
Iran
(2017)
Director
Caruatá – Vejo o Lugar que me vê
(2018)
Director
Writing
Production