- He worked as an assistant for then-New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) and Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-NY).
- Attended Columbia University, where he earned an undergraduate degree in Political Science.
- He was granted political asylum in the US in 1998.
- He was awarded the 2008 Techinisphere Award for best student film, Even in My Dreams, by NYU.
- Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- In 2016, while in pre-production for his film, The Garden Left Behind, Alves and his team pioneered the use of eBay as a crowdfunding platform, where they raised more than $100,000 by selling donated items on online.
- In 2018, Alves was selected by the Film Society of Lincoln Center to the Artist Academy fellowship.
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