- His favorite director is Paul Thomas Anderson.
- Directed the video that promoted Rio de Janeiro as the city host of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
- Directed 3 actors in Oscar nominated performances: Rachel Weisz, Jonathan Pryce, and Anthony Hopkins. Weisz won for her performance in The Constant Gardener (2005).
- Owns a cemetery in Ribeirao Preto, Brazil.
- Has a son, Quico Meirelles, and a daughter named Carolina Meirelles.
- At the age of twelve, his father gave him a video-camera as a present.
- Member of the Juri of the 29th São Paulo International Film Festival, held in São Paulo, Brazil, from October 21st to November 3rd 2005.
- Married to a ballerina, Ciça.
- Producing a Brazilian version of the Canadian cable series Slings and Arrows (2003) (April 2008)
- Founded the studio Olhar Eletrônico with a group of friends in the 80s.
- His father was a doctor.
- Has two sisters named Márcia and Silvinha.
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