Petra Costa Brazilian Actress Born 1983 in Belo Horizonte

Biography

Petra Costa (8 July 1983, Belo Horizonte) is a Brazilian actress. On screen, she has worked on Nobody's Watching (2017).

Early life

Her education includes Barnard College, London School of Economics and Political Science and Columbia University.

Career

Her screen career on record begins in 2009 with Undertow Eyes. Petra Costa’s credits add up to 6 films from 2009 to 2024. Her credits run up to Apocalypse in the Tropics in 2024. Behind the camera, she is listed as director on 5 titles, including The Edge of Democracy, and writer on 4 titles, including Elena.

Recognition

She has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film in 2020 for The Edge of Democracy.

Filmography

6 credits

Year	Title	Role	Type
2024	Apocalypse in the Tropics	Writer, Director	Film
2019	The Edge of Democracy	Director, Writer	Film
2017	Nobody's Watching		Film
2014	Olmo and The Seagull	Director	Film
2012	Elena	Director, Writer	Film
2009	Undertow Eyes	Director, Writer	Film

Awards and nominations

0 won, 1 nominated

Year	Award	For	Result
2020	Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film	The Edge of Democracy	Nominated

Personal life

She studied at Barnard College, London School of Economics and Political Science and Columbia University.

Petra Costa on Social Media

Counts with the date they were read

IG Instagram @petracostal 466K 466,358 followers, as of October 2026

X X (Twitter) @petracostal

Instagram stats

Data as of 10 October 2026

Followers

466K @petracostal

Engagement rate

6.98% well above average for accounts this size

Average likes

31,524

Average comments

1,019 Based on the last 10 posts

Figures from public Instagram data via the official Meta API; refreshed about every 30 days.

Sources

• Wikidata (Q7178628), accessed October 2026
• Follower counts: dated individually above
• Photo: Busca Vida Filmes · CC BY-SA 3.0 pt

Last checked 10 October 2026 by the Wiki of Celebs editorial team

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