Leonel Brizola was born on January 22, 1922 in Carazinho, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. He is known for O Evangelho Segundo Teotônio (1984), O Velho: A História de Luiz Carlos Prestes (1997) and Jango (1984). He was married to Neuza Goulart. He died on June 21, 2004 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.