Paulo Emílio Sales Gomes

Paulo Emílio Sales Gomes, also known simply as Paulo Emílio (17 December 1916 – 9 September 1977) was a Brazilian historian, film critic and political activist. He was a central figure at the foundation of Cinemateca Brasileira, in the creation of the Brasilia Film Festival and the audiovisual courses of the University of Brasilia and University of São Paulo.

Paulo Emilio also became a fierce defender of Brazilian cinema after a conversion that would call "decolonization" against foreign cinephilia. He was a pioneer in defending cultural policies that support Brazilian film production, such as state funding. His influence as a film critic and essayist inspired the directors of the Brazilian Cinema Novo movement.