Walter Carvalho
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.
Photos
Films (138)
Mestre Zu
2026 · Director of Photography
Adeus, Brasília
2026 · Additional Photography
Peréio, Eu Te Odeio!
2023
Quando a Coisa Vira Outra
2022 · Self
Procura-se Meteorango Kid: Vivo ou Morto
2021 · Self
Paul Singer, Uma Utopia Militante
2021 · Director of Photography
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
2020 · Self
Barretão
2019 · Director of Photography
Agunia
2019 · Director of Photography
The Asphalt Kiss
2018 · Director of Photography
O Outro Lado da Memória
2018 · Self
Eduardo Galeano, Vagamundo
2018 · Self, Camera Operator
Caruatá – Vejo o Lugar que me vê
2018 · himself, Director
Iran
2017 · Director, Director of Photography, Screenplay
Le Film de ma Vie
2017 · Director of Photography, Camera Operator
Whirlpool
2017 · Director of Photography
Uma Noite em Sampa
2016 · Director of Photography
Cacaso
2016 · Self
Quanto Tempo o Tempo Tem
2015 · Director of Photography
About Cinema
2015 · Director
Brincante
2014 · Director
Vida e Verso de Carlos Drummond de Andrade
2014 · Director of Photography
Getulio
2014 · Director of Photography
Education sentimentale
2013 · Director of Photography
VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiro
2013 · Self
Mônica Salmaso - Alma Lírica Ao Vivo
2012 · Director
Between Valleys
2012 · Director of Photography
Astro: An Urban Fable in a Magical Rio de Janeiro
2012 · Director of Photography
Marighella
2012 · Additional Photography
Rat Fever
2012 · Director of Photography
Raul: O Início, o Fim e o Meio
2012 · Director
Heleno
2011 · Director of Photography
The Absence that Moves Us
2011 · Director of Photography
Poema Sujo
2010 · Director of Photography
Augusto Boal and the Theatre of the Oppressed
2010 · Self
Rêves volés
2009 · Director of Photography
23 Anos em 7 Segundos
2009 · Director of Photography
L'Herbe du rat
2009 · Director of Photography
Budapeste
2009 · Director
Sertão: Veredas
2008 · Director of Photography
The Man Who Bottled Clouds
2008 · Director of Photography
Cinematography
2008 · Self
The Ballroom
2007 · Director of Photography
Iluminados
2007 · Self
Cleopatra
2007 · Director of Photography
Santiago
2007 · Director of Photography
Le marais des bêtes
2006 · Associate Producer, Director of Photography
Le ciel de Suely
2006 · Director of Photography
Moacir Art Brut
2006 · Director
The Machine
2006 · Director of Photography
BerlinBall
2006 · Director of Photography
In Evil Hour
2006 · Director of Photography
The Spirit of Zé Lins
2006 · Camera Operator
Delicate Crime
2005 · Director of Photography
Intermissions
2004 · Himself, Director of Photography
Cazuza: Time Doesn't Stop
2004 · Director, Director of Photography
Heliorama
2004 · Director of Photography
Vladimir Carvalho, Conterrâneo Velho de Guerra
2004 · Ele mesmo
Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
2003 · Director of Photography
A Love Movie
2003 · Director of Photography
Carandiru
2003 · Director of Photography
Thomaz Farkas, Brazilian
2003 · Additional Photography
Madame Satã
2002 · Director of Photography
Mango Yellow
2002 · Still Photographer, Director of Photography
Conquista Central Station - The 7 days of creation
2002 · Self
Avril brisé
2001 · Director of Photography
To the Left of the Father
2001 · Director of Photography
Fenêtre sur l'âme
2001 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Favorite Son
2001 · Director of Photography
O Cinema Segundo Vladimir Carvalho
2001 · Self
Possible Loves
2001 · Director of Photography
A Canga
2001 · Director of Photography
Villa-Lobos, une vie passionnée
2000 · Director of Photography
News from a Personal War
1999 · Director of Photography
Adão ou Somos Todos Filhos da Terra
1999 · Director of Photography
Midnight
1998 · Director of Photography
Central Station
1998 · Director of Photography
Little Book of Love
1997 · Director of Photography
Foreign Land
1996 · Director of Photography
Jorge Amado
1996 · Camera Operator
Cinema of Tears
1995 · Director of Photography
Socorro Nobre
1995 · Director of Photography
Zweig: A Morte em Cena
1995 · Director of Photography
A Babel da Luz
1992 · Director of Photography
Os Trapalhões e a Árvore da Juventude
1991 · Director of Photography
Nosso Amigo Radamés Gnattali
1991 · Director of Photography
O Mistério de Robin Hood
1990 · Director of Photography
O Círculo de Fogo
1990 · Director of Photography
Cesium-137
1990 · Director of Photography, Camera Operator
Uma Escola Atrapalhada
1990 · Director of Photography
Conterrâneos Velhos de Guerra
1990 · Director of Photography
Assim na Tela Como no Céu
1990 · Director of Photography
How Good to See You Alive
1989 · Director of Photography
Uma Questão de Terra
1988 · Director of Photography
Sonhei com Você
1988 · Director of Photography
The Inspector
1988 · Director of Photography
Terra Para Rose
1987 · Camera Operator
Si tu vas à Rio... tu meurs
1987 · Director of Photography
Damas da Noite
1987 · Director of Photography
Os Trapalhões no Auto da Compadecida
1987 · Director of Photography
Canal Clic
1987 · Director of Photography
Brasília, Uma Sinfonia
1986 · Director of Photography
Churrascaria Brasil
1986 · Director of Photography
Pedro Mico
1985 · Director of Photography
Com Licença, Eu Vou à Luta
1985 · Director of Photography
Two Times Woman
1985 · Director of Photography
A Rocinha Tem Histórias
1985 · Director of Photography
Igreja da Libertação
1985 · Director of Photography
A Difícil Viagem
1983 · Director of Photography
Sargento Getúlio
1983 · Director of Photography
Só no Carnaval...
1982 · Director of Photography
O Homem de Areia
1982 · Director of Photography
Lages, a Força do Povo
1982 · Additional Camera
Cinema Paraibano - Vinte Anos
1982 · Director of Photography
A Missa do Galo
1982 · Director of Photography
Boi de Prata
1981 · Director of Photography
Jubileu
1981 · Cinematography
A, B, C, Brasil
1980 · Camera Operator
Anatomia do Espectador
1980 · Director of Photography
Flamengo Paixão
1980 · Camera Operator
Brasília Segundo Feldman
1979 · Additional Photography
MAM SOS
1979 · Director
SRTV - Nelson Pereira Dos Santos Saúda O Povo E Pede Passagem
1978 · Director of Photography
Dia de Erê
1978 · Director of Photography
Pankararu de Brejo dos Padres
1977 · Director of Photography
Brinquedo Popular do Nordeste
1977 · Director of Photography
Boi de Reis
1977 · Director of Photography
Padre Cícero: Os Milagres de Juazeiro
1976 · Additional Photography
Memória Goitacá
1976 · Director of Photography
Chico da Silva
1976 · Director of Photography
Chinese Viola
1975 · Self, Director of Photography
Quilombo
1975 · Director of Photography
O Último Dia de Lampião
1975 · Director of Photography
Mutirão
1975 · Director of Photography
A Pedra da Riqueza
1975 · Director of Photography
Vila Boa de Goyaz
1974 · Title Graphics
Incelência para um Trem de Ferro
1972 · Director of Photography
Os Homens do Caranguejo
1969 · Producer's Assistant
Séries (14)
Racing Heart
2026 · Director
Les racines du coeur
2024 · Director
Le Chemin de la Vérité
2022 · Director
Un amour sauvage
2022 · Director
L'Amour d'une mère
2019 · Director of Photography, Director
Land of the Strong
2018 · Director of Photography
Les liens du destin
2017 · Director, Director of Photography
Nothing Remains the Same
2016 · Director of Photography
Above Justice
2016 · Director of Photography, Director
O País do Cinema
2016 · Self
The Party
2014 · Director of Photography, Director
O Canto da Sereia
2013 · Director of Photography
Carandiru: The Series
2005 · Director
Futebol
1998 · Director of Photography