Cao Hamburger

Carlos Império Hamburger, better known as Cao Hamburger (; born 27 February 1962), is a Brazilian film and television director, screenwriter, and producer. He is one of the creators of the Castelo 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, The Year My Parents Went on Vacation, partly based on his childhood memories.

Hamburger was also one of two creative directors for Rio's contribution to the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. He won twice the International Emmy Kids Awards of best series with the works Pedro & Bianca and Young Hearts: Embrace Diversity, in 2014 and 2019 respectively.

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

Filmography Film

Television Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes1993 Lucas e Juquinha em Perigo! Perigo! Perigo! 1994–1997 Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum 1997–2001 Disney Club 2001–2002 Disney CRUJ 2006 Um Menino Muito Maluquinho 2006, 2009 Sons of Carnival 2008–2009 No Estranho Planeta dos Seres Audiovisuais 2012–2013 Família Imperial 2012–2014 Pedro & Bianca 2014–2015 Que Monstro te Mordeu? 2017–2018 Young Hearts Season 25; "Embrace Diversity"2020–present We Are Five Supervising director