# João Emanuel Carneiro

João Emanuel Carneiro Silva (born 17 February 1970), also known by his initials JEC, is a screenwriter, film director, and author of Brazilian telenovelas. His many works include: Central Station, Midnight, Orfeu, and Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum.
His greatest hit on television was Avenida Brasil that broke several TV audience records in Brazil and abroad, being sold to more than 130 countries. Aired originally between March-October 2012, the telenovela achieved an overall average of 42 rating points and a 69% share. The last episode scored an impressive 56 rating points and an 84% share, with more than 50 million (sic) viewers, becoming the most watched TV program of the year. Avenida Brasil, was considered by Forbes the most-commercially successful telenovela in Brazilian history, with total earnings estimated in $1 billion.
He was considered by Época, one of the 100 most influential Brazilians in 2012.

## Biography

Carneiro began his writing career and director in 1991 with the Zero Zero movie, but achieved international popularity to sign the award-winning film script by Walter Salles, Central Station, starring by Fernanda Montenegro.
On television, he collaborated with Maria Adelaide Amaral in the script of the miniseries A Muralha (2000), Os Maias (2001) and in the telenovela Desejos de Mulher (2002). His first work as lead author was in Da Cor do Pecado (2004), which was a great success on Brazilian television. In 2006, wrote Cobras & Lagartos. In 2008, he wrote the telenovela A Favorita, his first in primetime.
Avenida Brasil written by him in 2012, became the most exported telenovela of Rede Globo, surpassing Da Cor do Pecado, which was the sales leader for other countries so far. The telenovela has been licensed for 150 countries over the past 20 months and dubbed into 19 languages as English, Spanish, Arabic, Greek, Polish, Russian and French. Besides Europe and Latin America, Avenue Brazil has been licensed to more than 58 countries in Africa and Middle East countries as well.
João Emanuel Carneiro is half brother of actress Claudia Ohana and son of writer, anthropologist and art critic Lelia Coelho Frota.

## Career
### Television

| Year | Work | Note |
| 2000 | A Muralha | Co-author |
| 2001 | Os Maias | Co-author |
| 2002 | Desejos de Mulher | Co-author |
| 2003 | Brava Gente | Episode: O Crime Perfeito |
| 2004 | Da Cor do Pecado | Creator |
| 2006 | Cobras & Lagartos | Creator |
| 2008 | A Favorita | Creator |
| 2009 | Cama de Gato | Text supervisor |
| 2010 | A Cura | Creator and author |
| 2012 | Avenida Brasil | Creator and author |
| 2014 | Segunda Dama | Text supervisor |
| 2015 | A Regra do Jogo | Creator and author |
| 2018 | Segundo Sol | Creator and author |
| 2021 | Todas as Flores | Creator and author |
| 2024 | Mania de Você | Creator and author |

### Films

| Year | Work | Note | Director |
| 1991 | Zero a Zero | Screenwriter | Himself |
| 1998 | Central Station | Screenwriter | Walter Salles |
| 1998 | Midnight | Screenwriter | Walter Salles / Daniela Thomas |
| 1999 | Orfeu | Screenwriter | Cacá Diegues |
| 1999 | Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum | Screenwriter | Cao Hamburguer |
| 1999 | Bem-vindos ao Paraíso | Screenwriter | Marco Figueiredo |
| 2000 | Cronicamente Inviável | Screenwriter | Sérgio Bianchi |
| 2001 | A Partilha | Screenwriter | Daniel Filho |
| 2001 | O Filho Predileto | Screenwriter | Walter Lima Jr. |
| 2001 | Um Crime Nobre | Screenwriter | Walter Lima Jr. |
| 2002 | Que sera, sera | Screenwriter | Murilo Salles |
| 2003 | Deus É Brasileiro | Screenwriter | Cacá Diegues |
| 2003 | Cristina Wants to Get Married | Screenwriter | Luiz Villaça |
| 2004 | A Dona da História | Screenwriter | Daniel Filho |
| 2004 | Redentor | Screenwriter | Cláudio Torres |

## Awards

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 1998 | Prêmio Estação Botafogo | Screenwriter of the Year | Central Station | Won |
| 1998 | Satellite Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Central Station | Nominated |
| 2004 | APCA Award | Best Telenovela | Da Cor do Pecado | Won |
| 2005 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Best Screenplay | Da Cor do Pecado | Nominated |
| 2008 | Prêmio Extra de Televisão | Best Telenovela | A Favorita | Won |
| 2008 | Faz Diferença Award (from O Globo) | Revista da TV | A Favorita | Won |
| 2008 | Prêmio Quem de Televisão | Best Screenplay | A Favorita | Won |
| 2008 | APCA Award | Best Telenovela | A Favorita | Won |
| 2009 | Prêmio Qualidade Brasil | Best Telenovela | A Favorita | Won |
| 2009 | Prêmio Qualidade Brasil | Best Screenplay | A Favorita | Won |
| 2009 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Best Telenovela | A Favorita | Won |
| 2009 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Best Screenplay | A Favorita | Won |
| 2009 | Troféu Imprensa | Best Telenovela | A Favorita | Won |
| 2009 | Troféu Internet | Best Telenovela | A Favorita | Won |
| 2012 | Prêmio Extra de Televisão | Best Telenovela | Avenida Brasil | Won |
| 2012 | APCA Award | Critics Award | Avenida Brasil | Won |
| 2012 | Prêmio Quem de Televisão | Best Screenplay | Avenida Brasil | Won |
| 2013 | Troféu Imprensa | Best Telenovela | Avenida Brasil | Won |
| 2013 | Troféu Internet | Best Telenovela | Avenida Brasil | Won |
| 2013 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Best Telenovela | Avenida Brasil | Won |
| 2013 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Best Screenplay | Avenida Brasil | Won |
| 2013 | 41st International Emmy Awards | Best Telenovela | Avenida Brasil | Nominated |
| 2016 | 44th International Emmy Awards | Best Telenovela | A Regra do Jogo | Nominated |