Zuenir Carlos Ventura (June 1, 1931 – September 22, 2026) was a Brazilian journalist and writer. He was a columnist for the newspaper O Globo, and for Época magazine. He won the Jabuti Prize in 1995 in the "reportage" category for the book Cidade Partida. In 2009, his book 1968 - O Que Fizemos de Nós won the third place at the same category of the prize. In 1989, he and his team of journalists from Jornal do Brasil won the Esso Journalism Award for their reportage on Chico Mendes' murder investigation.

KNOWN FOR

O País do Cinema
2017
O Repórter do Poder
2023
Helô
2023
Encontro Marcado com Fernando Sabino
2007
Luis Fernando Verissimo - O Filme
2023
Cordilheiras no Mar: A Fúria do Fogo Bárbaro
2015
Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
2003
Cartas da Mãe
2003
Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro
2011
O Sol - Caminhando Contra o Vento
2006
Dunas do Barato
2017
Rio de Jano
2003

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
19
Writing
2
2023
Helô
as Self
2023
Luis Fernando Verissimo - O Filme
2023
O Repórter do Poder
as Self
2018
3 Antônios & 1 Jobim
as Self
2017
Dunas do Barato
as Self
2017
O País do Cinema
as Self
2015
Cordilheiras no Mar: A Fúria do Fogo Bárbaro
as Self
2013
Rubem Braga: Olho as Nuvens Vagabundas
2011
Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro
as Self (archive footage)
2008
Milagrez
as Self
2007
Encontro Marcado com Fernando Sabino
as Self
2006
O Sol - Caminhando Contra o Vento
as Self
2005
Favela Rising
as Himself
2004
Retrato da Terra
as Self
2004
Paulinho da Viola: Meu Tempo É Hoje
as Self
2003
Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
as Self / Interviewee
2003
Rio de Jano
as Himself
2003
Cartas da Mãe
1991
Que Viva Glauber!
as Self