| Elisabety Gonçalves de Almeida | (1981 - present) 2 children |
| Maria de Lourdes Gonçalves de Almeida | (? - ?) 2 children |
| Cidinha Campos | (? - ?) (divorced) 1 child |
Loves to write about his neighborhood in Rio, Leblon.
Father of actress Júlia Almeida with Elisabety Almeida and writer Maria Carolina with Cidinha Campos.
Good friend of actor Jô Soares.
Before become a writer, had a career as an actor.
Has 4 grandchildren, including two - Mariana and Luíza - older than his youngest son and youngest daughter.
Is the father of Manoel Carlos Jr, Ricardo (who died in 1988 of AIDS with 33 years old) with Maria de Lurdes and Pedro with Elisabety Almeida.
There is always a character named "Helena" on his soap operas.
His soap "Por Amor" won Award Contigo! for best soap (1998).
His first wife, Maria de Lurdes (a plastic artist), died at the age of 37 (1972). She and Manoel were separated.
Often casts to his soaps actresses Marly Bueno and Vivianne Pasmanter.
His son Manoel Carlos Jr. is a journalist.
Son of José Maria Gonçalves de Almeida and Olga de Azevedo, a teacher.
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