Cast & creator
Walter Carvalho
Best known for Racing Heart, Rebirth, The Path
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.
150
film credits
17
television credits
17
1969–2026 · acting roles
6.8
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (167)
Showing 167 of 167 credits
Racing Heart
Director
2026
Rebirth
Director
2024
The Path
Director
2022
Pantanal
Director
2022
A Mother's Love
Director of Photography
2019A Mother's Love
Director
2019
O País do Cinema
Self
2016
Dark Days
Director
2017Dark Days
Director of Photography
2017
Above Justice
Director of Photography
2016Above Justice
Director
2016
The Party
Director
2014The Party
Director of Photography
2014
Land of the Strong
Director of Photography
2018
Central Station
Director of Photography
1998
Nothing Remains the Same
Director of Photography
2016
Carandiru
Director of Photography
2003
O Canto da Sereia
Director of Photography
2013
Possible Loves
Director of Photography
2001
Madame Satã
Director of Photography
2002
Carandiru: The Series
Director
2005
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
Director of Photography
2000
To the Left of the Father
Director of Photography
2001MAM SOS
Director
1979Sertão: Veredas
Director of Photography
2008Churrascaria Brasil
Director of Photography
1986
Stolen Dreams
Director of Photography
2009
Foreign Land
Director of Photography
1996Nosso Amigo Radamés Gnattali
Director of Photography
1991
Pedro Mico
Director of Photography
1985
Sentimental Education
Director of Photography
2013
Sargento Getúlio
Director of Photography
1983
About Cinema
Director
2015
Love for Sale
Director of Photography
2006
Cesium-137
Director of Photography
1990Cesium-137
Camera Operator
1990
Socorro Nobre
Director of Photography
1995
Behind the Sun
Director of Photography
2001Canal Clic
Director of Photography
1987
A Canga
Director of Photography
2001
Com Licença, Eu Vou à Luta
Director of Photography
1985
Bog of Beasts
Associate Producer
2006Bog of Beasts
Director of Photography
2006
The Movie of My Life
Director of Photography
2017The Movie of My Life
Camera Operator
2017
The Asphalt Kiss
Director of Photography
2018
Flamengo Paixão
Camera Operator
1980
The Spirit of Zé Lins
Camera Operator
2006
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
Self
2020
Marighella
Additional Photography
2012
Os Trapalhões no Auto da Compadecida
Director of Photography
1987
Barretão
Director of Photography
2019
Cazuza: Time Doesn't Stop
Director
2004Cazuza: Time Doesn't Stop
Director of Photography
2004
The Man Who Bottled Clouds
Director of Photography
2008
Conterrâneos Velhos de Guerra
Director of Photography
1990
Futebol
Director of Photography
1998
O Último Dia de Lampião
Director of Photography
1975
Poema Sujo
Director of Photography
2010
Peréio, Eu Te Odeio!
2023
In Evil Hour
Director of Photography
2006
Brincante
Director
2014
Quanto Tempo o Tempo Tem
Director of Photography
2015
Iluminados
Self
2007
Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
Director of Photography
2003
Quando a Coisa Vira Outra
Self
2022
Agunia
Director of Photography
2019
Window of the Soul
Director
2001Window of the Soul
Writer
2001Window of the Soul
Director of Photography
2001
Chinese Viola
Self
1975Chinese Viola
Director of Photography
1975
Astro: An Urban Fable in a Magical Rio de Janeiro
Director of Photography
2012
The Ballroom
Director of Photography
2007
Raul: O Início, o Fim e o Meio
Director
2012
Si tu vas à Rio... tu meurs
Director of Photography
1987
Uma Escola Atrapalhada
Director of Photography
1990
O Mistério de Robin Hood
Director of Photography
1990
Assim na Tela Como no Céu
Director of Photography
1990
Cinematography
Self
2008
Santiago
Director of Photography
2007
Lages, a Força do Povo
Additional Camera
1982
Mestre Zu
Director of Photography
2026
Sonhei com Você
Director of Photography
1988
O Outro Lado da Memória
Self
2018Igreja da Libertação
Director of Photography
1985
Cacaso
Self
2016
News from a Personal War
Director of Photography
1999
Boi de Prata
Director of Photography
1981
Mango Yellow
Still Photographer
2002Mango Yellow
Director of Photography
2002
Midnight
Director of Photography
1998
The Herb of the Rat
Director of Photography
2009
A Missa do Galo
Director of Photography
1982
Padre Cícero: Os Milagres de Juazeiro
Additional Photography
1976
How Good to See You Alive
Director of Photography
1989
A Love Movie
Director of Photography
2003
The Machine
Director of Photography
2006
The Inspector
Director of Photography
1988
Heleno
Director of Photography
2011
VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiro
Self
2013
O Homem de Areia
Director of Photography
1982
Cleopatra
Director of Photography
2007
A, B, C, Brasil
Camera Operator
1980
Vila Boa de Goyaz
Title Graphics
1974
Getulio
Director of Photography
2014
Procura-se Meteorango Kid: Vivo ou Morto
Self
2021
Brinquedo Popular do Nordeste
Director of Photography
1977
Brasília, Uma Sinfonia
Director of Photography
1986
Uma Noite em Sampa
Director of Photography
2016
Jubileu
Cinematography
1981
Rat Fever
Director of Photography
2012
Between Valleys
Director of Photography
2012
Conquista Central Station - The 7 days of creation
Self
2002
O Cinema Segundo Vladimir Carvalho
Self
2001
Os Trapalhões e a Árvore da Juventude
Director of Photography
1991
Augusto Boal and the Theatre of the Oppressed
Self
2010BerlinBall
Director of Photography
2006
O Círculo de Fogo
Director of Photography
1990
Adão ou Somos Todos Filhos da Terra
Director of Photography
1999
Vladimir Carvalho, Conterrâneo Velho de Guerra
Ele mesmo
2004
Budapeste
Director
2009
Whirlpool
Director of Photography
2017
Vida e Verso de Carlos Drummond de Andrade
Director of Photography
2014
Delicate Crime
Director of Photography
2005
A Difícil Viagem
Director of Photography
1983A Babel da Luz
Director of Photography
1992
Favorite Son
Director of Photography
2001
Little Book of Love
Director of Photography
1997
Uma Questão de Terra
Director of Photography
1988
Paul Singer, Uma Utopia Militante
Director of Photography
2021
Só no Carnaval...
Director of Photography
1982
The Absence that Moves Us
Director of Photography
2011
Chico da Silva
Director of Photography
1976
23 Anos em 7 Segundos
Director of Photography
2009
SRTV - Nelson Pereira Dos Santos Saúda O Povo E Pede Passagem
Director of Photography
1978
Mônica Salmaso - Alma Lírica Ao Vivo
Director
2012
Eduardo Galeano, Vagamundo
Self
2018Eduardo Galeano, Vagamundo
Camera Operator
2018
Thomaz Farkas, Brazilian
Additional Photography
2003
A Pedra da Riqueza
Director of Photography
1975
Dia de Erê
Director of Photography
1978
A Rocinha Tem Histórias
Director of Photography
1985
Anatomia do Espectador
Director of Photography
1980Cinema Paraibano - Vinte Anos
Director of Photography
1982Brasília Segundo Feldman
Additional Photography
1979
Os Homens do Caranguejo
Producer's Assistant
1969
Damas da Noite
Director of Photography
1987
Terra Para Rose
Camera Operator
1987Jorge Amado
Camera Operator
1996Boi de Reis
Director of Photography
1977
Zweig: A Morte em Cena
Director of Photography
1995
Moacir Art Brut
Director
2006
Two Times Woman
Director of Photography
1985
Caruatá – Vejo o Lugar que me vê
himself
2018Caruatá – Vejo o Lugar que me vê
Director
2018
Incelência para um Trem de Ferro
Director of Photography
1972
Pankararu de Brejo dos Padres
Director of Photography
1977
Adeus, Brasília
Additional Photography
2026
Cinema of Tears
Director of Photography
1995
Heliorama
Director of Photography
2004
Iran
Director
2017Iran
Director of Photography
2017Iran
Screenplay
2017
Quilombo
Director of Photography
1975Mutirão
Director of Photography
1975
Memória Goitacá
Director of Photography
1976