Cao Hamburger

Carlos Império Hamburger, better known as Cao Hamburger (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkaw ɐ̃ˈbuʁɡeʁ]; born 27 February 1962), is a Brazilian screenwriter and director of movies and TV. He is one of the creators of the Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum (Castle Rá-Tim-Bum) series of programs for children in the TV Cultura of São Paulo, along with Flávio de Souza, which gave origin to a successful movie with the same title. Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum was one of the most successful children shows to air in Brazil. He directed in 2006 another successful film, O Ano em Que Meus Pais Sairam de Férias (The Year My Parents Went on Vacation), partly based on his childhood memories.

Cao Hamburguer
Cao Hamburguer in 2016
Born
Carlos Império Hamburger

(1962-02-27) 27 February 1962
São Paulo, Brazil
Occupation
  • director
  • screenwriter
  • producer
  • editor
Parent(s)Ernst Wolfgang Hamburger
Amélia Imperio Hamburger

Hamburger was also one of two creative directors for Rio's contribution to the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.[1] He won twice the International Emmy Kids Awards of best series with the works Pedro & Bianca and Malhação: Viva a Diferença, in 2014 and 2019 respectively.[2][3]

Biography

Cao is the son of physicists and University of São Paulo professors Ernst Wolfgang Hamburger, of Jewish-German origin, and Amélia Imperio Hamburger, of Italian origin. He has three sisters: Sonia, a film producer, Vera, an art director and Esther, a university professor. His brother Fernando is a photographer.

Filmography

References
  1. London throws world’s biggest party for Olympic athletes at Closing Ceremony spectacular, London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, August 12, 2012, archived from the original on September 3, 2012, retrieved August 30, 2012
  2. "Série "Pedro & Bianca" ganha o Emmy Kids Internacional" [TV series Pedro & Bianca wins Emmy Kids International] (in Portuguese). Agência Nacional do Cinema. February 12, 2014. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  3. Padiglione, Cristina (April 9, 2019). "Por 'Malhação', Cao Hamburger leva seu 2º Emmy para casa" [For 'Malhação', Cao Hamburger takes him 2nd Emmy home]. Telepadi (in Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. Retrieved April 13, 2019.


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