Biography
Rodrigo Rodrigues Pimentel, also known as Capitão Pimentel, is a Brazilian writer and former captain in the Rio de Janeiro Military Police. He served in the elite BOPE unit from 1994 to 2000 and later worked as a security consultant.
Pimentel appeared as himself in the documentary Bus 174 (2002), which he co-produced with José Padilha. He co-wrote the screenplay for Elite Squad (2007) with Padilha and Bráulio Mantovani, and contributed the story for Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (2010). Both films draw on his experiences and the book Elite da Tropa, which he co-authored with Luiz Eduardo Soares and André Batista. He also featured in the 1999 documentary Notícias de uma Guerra Particular.
