Sylvio Gonçalves

Biography

Sylvio Gonçalves is a Brazilian writer, known for film and TV productions like The Secret Diary of an Exchange Student (2021), Rich in Love (2020), The Spectaculars (2021), I Feel Crazy (2017), S.O.S. Women to the Sea 2 (2015), S.O.S. Women to the Sea (2014), Teens Confessions (2013), The Last Madness (2007) and The Brazilians (2011/2012). He directed the short movies Play-Rec (1994) and Roleta (2002). He graduated in Journalism at Faculdade da Cidade in 1990 and in Film at Unesa in 2002. After his first graduation, he started out as movie critic, writing for Cinemin magazine (1990-1995) and Radio MEC (1995-1998). He wrote a TV trivia quiz book and three novels for young adults. As a literary translator he has translated to Portuguese hundreds of novels from such authors as Mario Puzo, Tom Clancy and Ira Levin.