Born in Mairi, Bahia, Brazil, in 1979. He is a director and screenwriter, and made shorts such as “The Factory” (2011), “Quadrangle” (2013) and “Tarântula” (2015). Muritiba directed features like “To My Beloved” (2015, 39th Mostra), “Rust” (2018), “Irmãos Freitas” (2019, 43rd Mostra), co- directed with Sérgio Machado, and “Private Desert” (2021, 45th Mostra), awarded at the Venice International Film Festival and was chosen to represent Brazil at the Academy Awards for best international film. His works have been presented at film festivals such as Sundance, San Sebastián and Cannes. For TV and streaming platforms, he directed episodes of series such as “O Hipnotizador”, “Carcereiros”, “Irmãos Freitas”, “Irmandade”, “O Caso Evandro”, “Cangaço Novo” and “Cidade de Deus: A Luta Não Para”.