Trivia

His favorite director is Paul Thomas Anderson.

Directed the video that promoted Rio de Janeiro as the city host of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Directed 3 actors in Oscar nominated performances: Rachel Weisz, Jonathan Pryce, and Anthony Hopkins. Weisz won for her performance in The Constant Gardener (2005).

Owns a cemetery in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.

Has a son, director Quico Meirelles, and a daughter named Carolina Meirelles.

At the age of twelve, his father gave him a video camera as a present.

Member of the Juri of the 29th São Paulo International Film Festival, held in São Paulo, Brazil, from October 21st to November 3rd 2005.

Married to a ballerina, Ciça.

Produced a Brazilian version of the Canadian cable series Slings and Arrows (2003).

Founded the studio "Olhar Eletrônico" with a group of friends in the 80s.

His father was a doctor.

Has two sisters named Márcia and Silvinha.

Themes in his work includes poverty, racism, crime, social inequality and social exclusion.

At 11, in 1967, Fernando spent a year in California, where he had contact with the hippie movement, which impressed him.

He was invited by Quico Meirelles to produce and direct some episodes of the HBO original series Joint Venture (2019), in which Quico acted as general director.