Walter Albuquerque Mello
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Walter Albuquerque Mello (born 5 November 1928) is a Brazilian archivist. He is the mastermind of the Public Archive of Distrito Federal[1][2][3] and one of the creators of the Festival de Brasília do Cinema Brasileiro,[4] work for which he received the Troféu Candango in 2013.[5]
Albuquerque Mello was born in Salvador, Bahia. He was a member of the jury at the 21st Berlin International Film Festival.[6] In 1997, he was given the Freedom of Brasília.[7]
