Walter Carvalho

Walter Carvalho

Known for
Camera
Born
January 1, 1947 (age 79)
Birthplace
João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil

Biography

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

Photos

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Filmography

2026
Mestre Zu poster

Mestre Zu

Movie · Director of Photography

2026
Adeus, Brasília poster

Adeus, Brasília

Movie · Additional Photography

2021
Paul Singer, Uma Utopia Militante poster

Paul Singer, Uma Utopia Militante

Movie · Director of Photography

2019
Barretão poster

Barretão

Movie · Director of Photography

2019
Agunia poster

Agunia

Movie · Director of Photography

2019
A Mother's Love poster

A Mother's Love

TV · Director of Photography · 125 eps

2018
The Asphalt Kiss poster

The Asphalt Kiss

Movie · Director of Photography

2018
Eduardo Galeano, Vagamundo poster

Eduardo Galeano, Vagamundo

Movie · Camera Operator

2018
Land of the Strong poster

Land of the Strong

TV · Director of Photography · 53 eps

2017
The Movie of My Life poster

The Movie of My Life

Movie · Director of Photography, Camera Operator

2017
Whirlpool poster

Whirlpool

Movie · Director of Photography

2017
Iran poster

Iran

Movie · Director of Photography

2017
Dark Days poster

Dark Days

TV · Director of Photography · 88 eps

2016
Uma Noite em Sampa poster

Uma Noite em Sampa

Movie · Director of Photography

2016
Nothing Remains the Same poster

Nothing Remains the Same

TV · Director of Photography · 12 eps

2016
Above Justice poster

Above Justice

TV · Director of Photography · 20 eps

2015
Quanto Tempo o Tempo Tem poster

Quanto Tempo o Tempo Tem

Movie · Director of Photography

2014
Getulio poster

Getulio

Movie · Director of Photography

2014
Vida e Verso de Carlos Drummond de Andrade poster

Vida e Verso de Carlos Drummond de Andrade

Movie · Director of Photography

2014
The Party poster

The Party

TV · Director of Photography · 36 eps

2013
Sentimental Education poster

Sentimental Education

Movie · Director of Photography

2013
O Canto da Sereia poster

O Canto da Sereia

TV · Director of Photography · 4 eps

2012
Between Valleys poster

Between Valleys

Movie · Director of Photography

2012
Rat Fever poster

Rat Fever

Movie · Director of Photography

2012
Marighella poster

Marighella

Movie · Additional Photography

2012
Astro: An Urban Fable in a Magical Rio de Janeiro poster

Astro: An Urban Fable in a Magical Rio de Janeiro

Movie · Director of Photography

2011
Heleno poster

Heleno

Movie · Director of Photography

2011
The Absence that Moves Us poster

The Absence that Moves Us

Movie · Director of Photography

2010
Poema Sujo poster

Poema Sujo

Movie · Director of Photography

2009
The Herb of the Rat poster

The Herb of the Rat

Movie · Director of Photography

2009
Stolen Dreams poster

Stolen Dreams

Movie · Director of Photography

2009
23 Anos em 7 Segundos poster

23 Anos em 7 Segundos

Movie · Director of Photography

2008
Sertão: Veredas

Sertão: Veredas

Movie · Director of Photography

2008
The Man Who Bottled Clouds poster

The Man Who Bottled Clouds

Movie · Director of Photography

2007
The Ballroom poster

The Ballroom

Movie · Director of Photography

2007
Santiago poster

Santiago

Movie · Director of Photography

2007
Cleopatra poster

Cleopatra

Movie · Director of Photography

2006
In Evil Hour poster

In Evil Hour

Movie · Director of Photography

2006
Bog of Beasts poster

Bog of Beasts

Movie · Director of Photography

2006
Love for Sale poster

Love for Sale

Movie · Director of Photography

2006
The Machine poster

The Machine

Movie · Director of Photography

2006
The Spirit of Zé Lins poster

The Spirit of Zé Lins

Movie · Camera Operator

2006
BerlinBall

BerlinBall

Movie · Director of Photography

2005
Delicate Crime poster

Delicate Crime

Movie · Director of Photography

2004
Cazuza: Time Doesn't Stop poster

Cazuza: Time Doesn't Stop

Movie · Director of Photography

2004
Heliorama poster

Heliorama

Movie · Director of Photography

2004
Intermissions poster

Intermissions

Movie · Director of Photography

2003
Carandiru poster

Carandiru

Movie · Director of Photography

2003
A Love Movie poster

A Love Movie

Movie · Director of Photography

2003
Thomaz Farkas, Brazilian poster

Thomaz Farkas, Brazilian

Movie · Additional Photography

2003
Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth poster

Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth

Movie · Director of Photography

2002
Mango Yellow poster

Mango Yellow

Movie · Still Photographer, Director of Photography

2002
Madame Satã poster

Madame Satã

Movie · Director of Photography

2001
A Canga poster

A Canga

Movie · Director of Photography

2001
Behind the Sun poster

Behind the Sun

Movie · Director of Photography

2001
To the Left of the Father poster

To the Left of the Father

Movie · Director of Photography

2001
Possible Loves poster

Possible Loves

Movie · Director of Photography

2001
Favorite Son poster

Favorite Son

Movie · Director of Photography

2001
Window of the Soul poster

Window of the Soul

Movie · Director of Photography

2000
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion poster

Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion

Movie · Director of Photography

1999
News from a Personal War poster

News from a Personal War

Movie · Director of Photography

1999
Adão ou Somos Todos Filhos da Terra poster

Adão ou Somos Todos Filhos da Terra

Movie · Director of Photography

1998
Central Station poster

Central Station

Movie · Director of Photography

1998
Midnight poster

Midnight

Movie · Director of Photography

1998
Futebol poster

Futebol

TV · Director of Photography · 3 eps

1997
Little Book of Love poster

Little Book of Love

Movie · Director of Photography

1996
Foreign Land poster

Foreign Land

Movie · Director of Photography

1996
Jorge Amado

Jorge Amado

Movie · Camera Operator

1995
Cinema of Tears poster

Cinema of Tears

Movie · Director of Photography

1995
Zweig: A Morte em Cena poster

Zweig: A Morte em Cena

Movie · Director of Photography

1995
Socorro Nobre poster

Socorro Nobre

Movie · Director of Photography

1992
A Babel da Luz

A Babel da Luz

Movie · Director of Photography

1991
Nosso Amigo Radamés Gnattali

Nosso Amigo Radamés Gnattali

Movie · Director of Photography

1991
Os Trapalhões e a Árvore da Juventude poster

Os Trapalhões e a Árvore da Juventude

Movie · Director of Photography

1990
Cesium-137 poster

Cesium-137

Movie · Director of Photography, Camera Operator

1990
O Mistério de Robin Hood poster

O Mistério de Robin Hood

Movie · Director of Photography

1990
Uma Escola Atrapalhada poster

Uma Escola Atrapalhada

Movie · Director of Photography

1990
O Círculo de Fogo poster

O Círculo de Fogo

Movie · Director of Photography

1990
Conterrâneos Velhos de Guerra poster

Conterrâneos Velhos de Guerra

Movie · Director of Photography

1990
Assim na Tela Como no Céu poster

Assim na Tela Como no Céu

Movie · Director of Photography

1989
How Good to See You Alive poster

How Good to See You Alive

Movie · Director of Photography

1988
The Inspector poster

The Inspector

Movie · Director of Photography

1988
Uma Questão de Terra poster

Uma Questão de Terra

Movie · Director of Photography

1988
Sonhei com Você poster

Sonhei com Você

Movie · Director of Photography

1987
Damas da Noite poster

Damas da Noite

Movie · Director of Photography

1987
Os Trapalhões no Auto da Compadecida poster

Os Trapalhões no Auto da Compadecida

Movie · Director of Photography

1987
Terra Para Rose poster

Terra Para Rose

Movie · Camera Operator

1987
Si tu vas à Rio... tu meurs poster

Si tu vas à Rio... tu meurs

Movie · Director of Photography

1987
Canal Clic

Canal Clic

Movie · Director of Photography

1986
Brasília, Uma Sinfonia poster

Brasília, Uma Sinfonia

Movie · Director of Photography

1986
Churrascaria Brasil

Churrascaria Brasil

Movie · Director of Photography

1985
Com Licença, Eu Vou à Luta poster

Com Licença, Eu Vou à Luta

Movie · Director of Photography

1985
Two Times Woman poster

Two Times Woman

Movie · Director of Photography

1985
A Rocinha Tem Histórias poster

A Rocinha Tem Histórias

Movie · Director of Photography

1985
Pedro Mico poster

Pedro Mico

Movie · Director of Photography

1985
Igreja da Libertação

Igreja da Libertação

Movie · Director of Photography

1983
A Difícil Viagem poster

A Difícil Viagem

Movie · Director of Photography

1983
Sargento Getúlio poster

Sargento Getúlio

Movie · Director of Photography

1982
Só no Carnaval... poster

Só no Carnaval...

Movie · Director of Photography

1982
Cinema Paraibano - Vinte Anos

Cinema Paraibano - Vinte Anos

Movie · Director of Photography

1982
O Homem de Areia poster

O Homem de Areia

Movie · Director of Photography

1982
A Missa do Galo poster

A Missa do Galo

Movie · Director of Photography

1982
Lages, a Força do Povo poster

Lages, a Força do Povo

Movie · Additional Camera

1981
Boi de Prata poster

Boi de Prata

Movie · Director of Photography

1980
Anatomia do Espectador poster

Anatomia do Espectador

Movie · Director of Photography

1980
A, B, C, Brasil poster

A, B, C, Brasil

Movie · Camera Operator

1980
Flamengo Paixão poster

Flamengo Paixão

Movie · Camera Operator

1979
Brasília Segundo Feldman

Brasília Segundo Feldman

Movie · Additional Photography

1978
SRTV - Nelson Pereira Dos Santos Saúda O Povo E Pede Passagem poster

SRTV - Nelson Pereira Dos Santos Saúda O Povo E Pede Passagem

Movie · Director of Photography

1978
Dia de Erê poster

Dia de Erê

Movie · Director of Photography

1977
Brinquedo Popular do Nordeste poster

Brinquedo Popular do Nordeste

Movie · Director of Photography

1977
Pankararu de Brejo dos Padres poster

Pankararu de Brejo dos Padres

Movie · Director of Photography

1977
Boi de Reis

Boi de Reis

Movie · Director of Photography

1976
Memória Goitacá poster

Memória Goitacá

Movie · Director of Photography

1976
Padre Cícero: Os Milagres de Juazeiro poster

Padre Cícero: Os Milagres de Juazeiro

Movie · Additional Photography

1976
Chico da Silva poster

Chico da Silva

Movie · Director of Photography

1975
Chinese Viola poster

Chinese Viola

Movie · Director of Photography

1975
O Último Dia de Lampião poster

O Último Dia de Lampião

Movie · Director of Photography

1975
Mutirão

Mutirão

Movie · Director of Photography

1975
A Pedra da Riqueza poster

A Pedra da Riqueza

Movie · Director of Photography

1975
Quilombo poster

Quilombo

Movie · Director of Photography

1972
Incelência para um Trem de Ferro poster

Incelência para um Trem de Ferro

Movie · Director of Photography