Cao Hamburger

{{Short description|Brazilian director, screenwriter, and producer}}

{{Portuguese name|Império|Hamburger}}

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| caption = Hamburger in 2016

| name = Cao Hamburger

| birth_name = Carlos Império Hamburger

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|2|27|df=y}}

| birth_place = São Paulo, Brazil

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| occupation = {{hlist|Director|screenwriter|producer}}

| years_active = 1985–present

| father = Ernst Wolfgang Hamburger

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Carlos Império Hamburger, better known as Cao Hamburger ({{IPA|pt|ˈkaw ɐ̃ˈbuʁɡeʁ}}; born 27 February 1962), is a Brazilian film and television director, screenwriter, and producer. He is one of the creators of the Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum series of programs for children in the TV Cultura of São Paulo, along with Flávio de Souza, which gave origin to a successful movie with the same title. Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum was one of the most successful children shows to air in Brazil. He directed in 2006 another successful film, The Year My Parents Went on Vacation, partly based on his childhood memories.

Hamburger was also one of two creative directors for Rio's contribution to the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.{{citation|url=http://www.london2012.com/media-centre/article=london-throws-world-biggest-party-for-olympic-athletes-closing-ceremony-spectacular.html|date=August 12, 2012|title=London throws world's biggest party for Olympic athletes at Closing Ceremony spectacular|publisher=London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games|access-date=August 30, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120903013535/http://www.london2012.com/media-centre/article=london-throws-world-biggest-party-for-olympic-athletes-closing-ceremony-spectacular.html|archive-date=September 3, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} He won twice the International Emmy Kids Awards of best series with the works Pedro & Bianca and Young Hearts: Embrace Diversity, in 2014 and 2019 respectively.{{cite web|url=https://ancine.gov.br/pt-br/sala-imprensa/noticias/s-rie-pedro-bianca-ganha-o-emmy-kids-internacional|title=Série "Pedro & Bianca" ganha o Emmy Kids Internacional|date=February 12, 2014|language=pt|publisher=Agência Nacional do Cinema|trans-title=TV series Pedro & Bianca wins Emmy Kids International|accessdate=April 13, 2019|archive-date=April 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413233131/https://ancine.gov.br/pt-br/sala-imprensa/noticias/s-rie-pedro-bianca-ganha-o-emmy-kids-internacional|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://telepadi.folha.uol.com.br/por-malhacao-viva-diferenca-cao-hamburger-leva-seu-2o-emmy-para-casa/|title=Por 'Malhação', Cao Hamburger leva seu 2º Emmy para casa|last=Padiglione|first=Cristina|date=April 9, 2019|language=pt|publisher=Folha de S.Paulo|work=Telepadi|trans-title=For 'Malhação', Cao Hamburger takes him 2nd Emmy home|accessdate=April 13, 2019|archive-date=April 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413233121/https://telepadi.folha.uol.com.br/por-malhacao-viva-diferenca-cao-hamburger-leva-seu-2o-emmy-para-casa/|url-status=dead}}