Denoy de Oliveira

Denoy Gonçalves de Oliveira (30 October 1933 – 4 November 1998) was a Brazilian director, screenwriter, actor and composer.

Life and career Born in Belém, de Oliveira studied architecture at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and performing arts at the Teatro Martins Pena drama school. He made his professional debut as an actor in 1962, and in 1964 he founded the stage company Opinião, also serving as playwright and composer.

He died of cardiac arrest following an abdominal surgery on 4 November 1998, at the age of 65. He was the brother of director and screenwriter Xavier de Oliveira.